Career Advice
Looking to return to work after six years
Returning to work after six years of being at home looking after your children can feel... read more
Careers
Returning to Work
Looking for term-time work
After a bit of Googling, I’ve come up with the following assumptions – please forgive... read more
Career Advice
At a jobs crossroad
Thank you for your question. I could have written this myself! I found myself in a very... read more
Career Advice
Can’t find a role for my skills
Your question is an interesting one and I am certain you are not the only one in this... read more
Career Advice
Looking to move out of teaching
As a coach I am sure you already know most of the answers to your questions, but as you... read more
Career Advice
Where can I study GCSEs for free?
Phone up the Adult Learning Services department of your local County Council and tell them... read more
Employment Rights
Facing ageism trying to get back to work: ask the expert
Sadly, you may well be the victim of age discrimination. Such cases are often difficult... read more
Employment Rights
Job changed while on maternity leave: ask the expert
Unfortunately, your situation is not uncommon. However, the law does afford employees on... read more
Career Advice
Thinking of going back to college: ask the expert
Understandably you feel you’ll have better options for earning your livelihood if you... read more
Employment Rights
Demoted just before going on maternity leave?: ask the expert
Where the need for the type of work an employee does has diminished or ceased, or where a... read more
Career Advice
Getting my career off the ground: ask the expert
I can understand how eight weeks of job hunting feels like forever and you can’t see... read more
Employment Rights
Review announced just before maternity leave: ask the expert
This is a very stressful situation and I am sorry that you are experiencing this during... read more
Career Advice
Not learning anything on apprenticeship: ask the expert
I’m sorry you’re having such an awful start to your apprenticeship. Your problem at... read more
Employment Rights
Shifts changing but I need to look after my granddaughter: ask the expert
A company can amend your current terms and conditions of employment provided they consult... read more
Employment Rights
Leave changed due to miscalculation: ask the expert
I understand that you changed your working hours from term-time only to 32 hours per week... read more
Employment Rights
Job being made redundant on return from maternity leave: ask the expert
When you return from a year's maternity leave, you are entitled to return to your old job... read more
Career Advice
Back to work after a 17-year career-break: ask the expert
Very sensibly, you’re prepared to be flexible about your future career path – you’d... read more
Returning to Work
Trying to get back to work after six-year break: ask the expert
What you’ve done as regards updating your qualifications, skills and work experience has... read more
Career Advice
Want to change full-time job for something less stressful: ask the expert
Have you already tried to negotiate with your employer to de-stress some aspects of... read more
Employment Rights
Holiday pay when company in administration: ask the expert
Where an employee is owed money from a company in liquidation, the debts are... read more
Childcare
Shifts changed so we can’t get childcare: ask the expert
The starting point is to look at your contract of employment and see whether there are... read more
