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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OgbeniOptional(m): 11:20pm On Jul 05 |
Lol, I remember when some colleagues were(some still) driving with their expired international license, was tempted and even bought a car after I have spent a year in UK and wanted to start driving with expired international driving license. Friends and colleagues said I’m not bold when I couldn’t drive the said car knowing the consequence and I’m one person that values peace of mind a lot. Sold the car, got 8 hours lessons from instructor cuz I had issues with roundabouts, pass my test months later and I drove to my shift that day even without physical license with great peace of mind and my certificate handy just in case. I was still advised to do insurance with bloody brokers, to pay 300 quid as broker fee then I’d be paying 30 quid month. That was when I told them folks that if I could go through the pain of passing test for me to drive legally, what makes u think I will go broker route? Paid £200 a month for first year with Admiral and now paying £98 with 1st central in my second year with no claim discount well protected. Admiral renewal was £138. In conclusion, do the right thing for peace of mind, when you get caught, the people advising you will blame your luck, they will not give you lift to work, your choice will deny your kids, family the comfort that comes with having a car and you will blame yourself in the end then you will call it “such little error”. It is not little error, you are a disaster waiting to happen to another person and you will pay for it. AgentXxx: 14 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OgbeniOptional(m): 11:48pm On Jul 05 |
I do advise anyone on dom care to start looking for more permanent role that comes with sponsorship in NHs or other stable company with or without having problems at work. Dom CoS is not reliable anyways. One company had to close down on grounds of bankruptcy(what they tell us then) or so and put all his staffs in jeopardy. The dodgy company had to open again under another name, so it is not reliable employment. I knew someone who started working again 3 weeks after giving birth in this same Dom care, husband stop working and would sit in car with the baby cuz she gotta survive. No maternity pay or nothing so she gotta work. Truly, Dom contract is not really stable with employers, it takes one serious complain from client to council/contractors/social workers to get their contract revoked. When it comes to private healthcare company in UK and HCAs, it is hard(not impossible) to win your employers. Unions are rubbish even with people in NHS, I stop paying the dues when my colleagues got issues and they really didn’t help. The person you r are looking after or even their carers will be smiling at you like this but digging your grave behind. Get onNHs jobs, indeed, go to Trac jobs, may you find something. Experience folks will help out. Noworries11: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 11:51pm On Jul 05 |
Noworries11: Are you registered with any union....... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 12:21am On Jul 06 |
AgentXxx: Ologbon di orieja mu....... 😂🤣 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 2:58am On Jul 06 |
makazona: Did your friend drive a burgundy Toyota Rav 4 to the test centre......... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Noworries11: 4:07am On Jul 06 |
Lexusgs430:No sir, I ambpresently not but I don't mind... if it helps |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Noworries11: 4:20am On Jul 06 |
OgbeniOptional: Ogbeni thank you... what some Dom carers go through with these private companies are unspeakable... for a 3hrs - 4hrs shift in a day, you spend the entire day moreover you walk long kilo metres for different clients because you need to attend morning, afternoon and evening calls. If you choose to travel home in between the calls...your tfare... sometimes one would seat at a park for over 3 hours waiting for the next call...its horrible during winter Bro NHS is a story for another day It's either they rarely recruit carers perhaps prefer nurses or their system is on "auto-pilot" with their "unfortunately" mail. Sometimes I feel am doing something wrong 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 4:52am On Jul 06 |
Noworries11: Unions would not entertain pending cases, post membership....... You can bring a constructive dismissal/ discrimination case , if you have adequate proof......(have you been employed for 2 years+).... You would need a lawyer, which would not be cheap...... Do you know if that service user, is been looked after by any females....... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Bwisewiturvote: 5:01am On Jul 06 |
People, who knows how nala works? They don't reply mails besides I can't find a contact number to call... any help? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 5:01am On Jul 06 |
Lexusgs430: I think he can use Revolut too, I got my bro in the US to download revolut and he was able to send me £ directly from his $ revolut account. No extra charges, just the prevailing conversion rate. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 5:02am On Jul 06 |
Resurgent2016: Another point, but I feel if the international licence remained valid he could still drive. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Oladepo812: 5:03am On Jul 06 |
Good morning colleagues. Please I need an advice on the best route to retain my stay in the UK. I'm a student with my program coming to completion in September, while my visa expires in Jan 2025. I'm actually thinking of post study work visa(PSWV) for a family of 4, but my fear is after this PSWV, what next? As I'm aware that most companies don't want to sponsor even after the so called PSWV. I've lots of experience in my field but I think the companies are mostly concerned about the sponsorship. Please what is the best thing for me to do as I've run out of ideas? Thanks. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 5:07am On Jul 06 |
Noworries11: Try to respond to the NHS application questions using AI. Of course, modify your AI responses before posting on NHS. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 5:08am On Jul 06 |
ehizario2012: Never knew revolut had revolutionized over the pond...... I never see them advertise ......😁 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by oluwaleokey: 5:09am On Jul 06 |
Lexusgs430: What if I join the union now? Will it count as post member? Though the signs are there, but still working my normal shifts. Just being proactive... can you recommend any union to join? I am about a year 10 months with them? Must I be working up to two years before I benefit from the supposed union? Why did you ask the 2 years plus? The service user is still being looked after by both sex...but gives more shift to the male than the female |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 5:16am On Jul 06 |
oluwaleokey: The provisions of uk employment law stipulates that, it's only after 2 year's an employee has the right to bring a claim for ordinary unfair dismissal, protecting them from an employer terminating their contract...... If you want to litigate, I would strictly advise getting a lawyer......... But since you're only 10 months, unfair dismissal cannot be used, unless you want to use the discrimination route....... The Equality Act 2010 protects women against direct discrimination and victimisation because of the protected characteristic of pregnancy and maternity....... 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Noworries11: 5:47am On Jul 06 |
ehizario2012:Thank you, will try this |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 6:53am On Jul 06 |
Noworries11: Yeah. Try chatgpt, copy your CV first and paste the contents onto chatgpt. Afterwards, keep asking the questions underneath and the AI automatically tailors its responses to subsequent questions based on your CV. AI is not a cheat, it's simply like using a calculator instead of memory 😁 AI cuts the processing time. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Paxziano: 7:50am On Jul 06 |
makazona: I think a lawyer is the logical way to go won't you say? Cos even if someone here gives you a lawyers' advice here, you'd still need to engages the services of a lawyer cos your friend can most probably not represent himself or herself |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 7:51am On Jul 06 |
justwise:I also expect all virgins to be visited by the Holy Ghost.. 🤣🤣🤦🏿 How does what you saying even make sense ? Your expectations are yours alone and not reality. Just because other Christians don’t think or move like you doesn’t make them not good Christians. Besides who has the benchmark for being a bible believing Christian?… On your “[b]point” about drawing a line on racism”. Are you suggesting people should vote based on racial stance ?. Please make it make sense. Meanwhile let me continue smoking my Egbo while I ponder 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 8:11am On Jul 06 |
Paxziano: A lawyer would charge between £600/£1200, for preparation and court attendance + court fees + fines + penalty imposed........ Magistrates would not reduce your fine..... This is why we have case precedents....... 🤣 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 8:19am On Jul 06 |
missjekyll:Please go back and buy. With the current state of global affairs (wars) you won’t go wrong even if it’s just a little portfolio |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 8:26am On Jul 06 |
wallg123: That is not possible in your case |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 8:27am On Jul 06 |
OgbeniOptional:Few weeks ago on a TV programs (police interceptor) Another Nigerian was caught with his expired international driving license. Police seized car and destroyed it. He was summoned to court. He was caught because he wasn’t driving with due care and attention and invalid insurance. So you did well not to fall into temptation. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 8:32am On Jul 06 |
justwise:Wasn’t expecting you to come up with any thing better because most times there is no logic to your argument or reasoning 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 8:51am On Jul 06 |
wallg123: That problem is unique to you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 8:54am On Jul 06 |
justwise:You’ve been giving some Joe Biden vibes recently oh. Hope everything is ok ? It’s too early for naps isn’t it ? 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 9:04am On Jul 06 |
wallg123: Well.. yea even sleepy Joe comprehends far better than you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 9:15am On Jul 06 |
justwise:This is the time to seek help. There is no shame in it. Even Joe is seeking naps now. don’t be shy man. Take some nap it would do you good. So you would stop thinking all black voters should think like you and all Christian voters should vote like you. A word should be enough for the wise, but it seems not in your case. Bye Joe 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Divine88: 9:29am On Jul 06 |
missjekyll:These are all initials for the labour candidates at the last local Government election in Ashford area. All Nigerian names. I heard you once said, you were a candidate. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by missjekyll: 9:59am On Jul 06 |
Divine88: Lol. It's a very small world , isn't it. Nice to meet you on here. Send me an email if its not too much trouble. We need to keep tabs on our new MP. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 9:59am On Jul 06 |
Divine88: 1 Like |
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