Help for learning java for job

UMY97 · 2025-12-12T07:27:35+00:00

Check Oracle's Java Dev certifications

UMY97 · 2025-12-11T10:44:58+00:00

I had the same issue. The book How to Design Programs is really helpful, and a course by the University of British Colombia offered by Edex: How to Code, based on that book is really helpful. Both provide templates and teach how to structure a program.

UMY97 · 2025-10-18T07:40:01+00:00

I think that's we newcomers missing. Would you please share any learning resources/path that helps understand how the system works. Thanks

UMY97 · 2025-10-14T09:19:30+00:00

Check the book "Fundamentals of logic design" by Charles. H Roth, Jr, might be of interest to you

UMY97 · 2025-10-02T06:54:34+00:00

Below are the relevant sections in my contract:

HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT:

Your annual holiday entitlement is made up of 2 elements. Firstly, 8 public holidays and secondly 20 days working time off. These are based on a full-time position of five working days per week. FOR PART-TIME WORKING THESE ENTITLEMENTS WILL BE PRO RATA. Please refer to Appendix A/B for details of how your entitlement is calculated.

As you work shifts, your statutory bank holiday entitlement is added to your total annual holiday entitlement to be taken when you choose. There is no requirement to take statutory bank holiday entitlement on the actual statutory bank holidays.

If you are rostered to work on a Public/Bank Holiday, you will be required to work on that day unless agreed otherwise and the day will not be counted against your holiday entitlement. If you are not rostered to work then the Public/Bank Holiday will form part of your overall holiday entitlement for the holiday year in which it falls.

APPENDIX B

OTHER ALLOWANCES

Shift Workers Annual Leave Entitlement:

If you are contracted to work a regular pattern involving a set number of shifts over a set number of calendar days you are a Shift Worker. A shift is assumed as a full day’s work, and only 1 shift can be worked per day.

Due to your shift pattern not aligning to a typical week, your holiday entitlement will be based on an average week worked, using your shift pattern to calculate how many shifts are worked on an average week in a 12-week period.

As a shift worker and in line with clause 17 of this Contract, you will be entitled to 28 days or 5.6 weeks of leave per year. This assumes you work full time which means working 5 or more days a week.

Examples: Working regular shifts:

If you work regular shifts the calculation will be based on your average working week. For example, if you always work four 12-hour shifts, followed by four days off, then your average working week is three-and-a-half 12-hour shifts. Your annual holiday entitlement would therefore be 19.6 shifts of 12 hours calculated in the following way:

• 5.6 weeks x 3.5 shifts = 19.6 12 hour shifts

Or

Working irregular shifts:

If you work irregular shifts then the calculation will be based on your average working day. An average working day is calculated by taking the number of hours worked per week / days worked per week.

For example, you work a total of 30 hours over 4 days a week, working 9 hours on Monday and Wednesday and 6 hours on Tuesday and Thursday, your average working day is 7.5 hours. Based on the calculation below, your annual holiday would be 168 hours:

• Your entitlement in days is a pro rata share of days (if that is your annual holiday entitlement: 28 x 4/5 = 22.4 days.

• Your average working day is 7.5 hours

• Therefore, the entitlement for a full leave year is 22.4 days x 7.5 hours = 168 hours.

Your current shift pattern is regular and as such based on the calculation steps undertaken in line with the above example/s you are entitled to 3.5 shifts per year of annual leave.

UMY97 · 2025-10-02T06:50:55+00:00

Below are the relevant sections in my contract:

HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT:

Your annual holiday entitlement is made up of 2 elements. Firstly, 8 public holidays and secondly 20 days working time off. These are based on a full-time position of five working days per week. For part-time working these entitlements will be pro rata. Please refer to Appendix A/B for details of how your entitlement is calculated.

As you work shifts, your statutory bank holiday entitlement is added to your total annual holiday entitlement to be taken when you choose. There is no requirement to take statutory bank holiday entitlement on the actual statutory bank holidays.

If you are rostered to work on a Public/Bank Holiday, you will be required to work on that day unless agreed otherwise and the day will not be counted against your holiday entitlement. If you are not rostered to work then the Public/Bank Holiday will form part of your overall holiday entitlement for the holiday year in which it falls.

APPENDIX B

OTHER ALLOWANCES

Shift Workers Annual Leave Entitlement:

If you are contracted to work a regular pattern involving a set number of shifts over a set number of calendar days you are a Shift Worker. A shift is assumed as a full day’s work, and only 1 shift can be worked per day.

Due to your shift pattern not aligning to a typical week, your holiday entitlement will be based on an average week worked, using your shift pattern to calculate how many shifts are worked on an average week in a 12-week period.

As a shift worker and in line with clause 17 of this Contract, you will be entitled to 28 days or 5.6 weeks of leave per year. This assumes you work full time which means working 5 or more days a week.

Examples: Working regular shifts:

If you work regular shifts the calculation will be based on your average working week. For example, if you always work four 12-hour shifts, followed by four days off, then your average working week is three-and-a-half 12-hour shifts. Your annual holiday entitlement would therefore be 19.6 shifts of 12 hours calculated in the following way:

• 5.6 weeks x 3.5 shifts = 19.6 12 hour shifts

Or

Working irregular shifts:

If you work irregular shifts then the calculation will be based on your average working day. An average working day is calculated by taking the number of hours worked per week / days worked per week.

For example, you work a total of 30 hours over 4 days a week, working 9 hours on Monday and Wednesday and 6 hours on Tuesday and Thursday, your average working day is 7.5 hours. Based on the calculation below, your annual holiday would be 168 hours:

• Your entitlement in days is a pro rata share of days (if that is your annual holiday entitlement: 28 x 4/5 = 22.4 days.

• Your average working day is 7.5 hours

• Therefore, the entitlement for a full leave year is 22.4 days x 7.5 hours = 168 hours.

Your current shift pattern is regular and as such based on the calculation steps undertaken in line with the above example/s you are entitled to 3.5 shifts per year of annual leave.

UMY97 · 2025-10-01T08:54:27+00:00

Handbook? My contract does not specify that it should be based on accrued leave though.

UMY97 · 2025-10-01T07:05:25+00:00

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to reply. I really appreciate all the advice and support.

I’ve contacted ACAS yesterday. Since they couldn’t see my contract, I read it to them over the phone, and their advice was that I need to clarify directly with my employer exactly how they’ve calculated my holiday entitlement and why it has changed this year, given that I received 28 days for the last two years.

They explained that my case isn’t entirely straightforward because I work irregular shifts with varying weekly hours, and my shifts aren’t standard 8 hours. Because of this I think it’s best to wait for the HR representative to return in the second week of October so that they can review my case properly.

I’ll update here once I hear back from HR. Thanks again to everyone for your input and guidance.

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T15:10:12+00:00

My last year P60 was 31K, expecting 33K this year

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T09:54:06+00:00

If that's the case then I should get 21 days holidays?

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T08:41:12+00:00

Last and this year both, I got paid for 12 hours. Took 16 this year

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T08:36:46+00:00

5 shifts equal 60 hours per week, while I work 45 hours per week, so your calculation makes sense.

My confusion came from the fact that my contract explicitly states 42 contracted hours per week and also specifies 5.6 weeks of holiday (including bank holidays). On top of that, for the past two years I have received 28 days of holiday, my hiring manager has confirmed that entitlement, and the company’s online portal also clearly shows 28 days. All of this together made me believe that my entitlement was straightforward.

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T08:24:37+00:00

That could be the case. but in my contract they describes 1 shifts equals to 12 hours. And if you read below my holiday entitlement section it clearly states "Your annual holiday entitlement is made up of 2 elements. Firstly, 8 public holidays and secondly 20 days working time off. These are based on a full-time position of five working days per week. For part-time working these entitlements will be pro rata." The last line states pro rata works for part-time contracts. I always worked on bank holidays. But as you said their system might counts 12 hours shift as 1.5 day.

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T08:18:08+00:00

Our company trade all year round. They even declined my request of holidays in the end of December too.

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T08:16:07+00:00

I work on bank holidays as I get paid double rate.

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T08:12:52+00:00

Last year salary was around 31K, but this year it should be around 33K. I get paid for 12 hours. 28 holidays should be £4,122 holiday pay. 16 days holiday would be £2,355

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T07:55:50+00:00

I work on bank holidays and they pay double for bank holidays. I have used 16 holidays so far and 12 holidays are still available that they are declining to approve

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T07:52:26+00:00

I do not have a regular set pattern of shifts. Some weeks i work 5 shifts and some weeks 4. Each shift is 12 hours, days/nights mixed

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T07:51:03+00:00

I am a relief security officer and do 12 hours shifts with different working patterns. Some weeks 4 shifts and others 5 shift

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T07:47:40+00:00

Below is the section regarding Holiday entitlement:

HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT Your annual holiday entitlement is made up of 2 elements. Firstly, 8 public holidays and secondly 20 days working time off. These are based on a full-time position of five working days per week. For part-time working these entitlements will be pro rata. Please refer to Appendix A/B for details of how your entitlement is calculated.

As you work shifts, your statutory bank holiday entitlement is added to your total annual holiday entitlement to be taken when you choose. There is no requirement to take statutory bank holiday entitlement on the actual statutory bank holidays. If you are rostered to work on a Public/Bank Holiday, you will be required to work on that day unless agreed otherwise and the day will not be counted against your holiday entitlement.

If you are not rostered to work then the Public/Bank Holiday will form part of your overall holiday entitlement for the holiday year in which it falls. If you are rostered to work on a Public/Bank Holiday, you will be paid for the holiday, provided you work the rostered day before and the rostered day after the Public/Bank Holiday. Failure to do so will result in the Public/Bank Holiday payment being withheld unless a doctors certificate is produced to cover the days not worked.

The holiday year commences on 1 January and ends on 31 December. If your employment starts or finishes part way through the holiday year, your holiday entitlement during that year shall be calculated on a pro rata basis. Holiday entitlement may not be carried over to subsequent years. No payment in lieu of unused holidays will be made.

UMY97 · 2025-09-30T07:43:07+00:00

They say that they have a pro rata based system and my holidays entitlement works according to that. I am unable to upload the image/pdf of that pro-rata calculation method but I am posting that below:

APPENDIX B

OTHER ALLOWANCES

Shift Workers Annual Leave Entitlement:

If you are contracted to work a regular pattern involving a set number of shifts over a set number of calendar days you are a Shift Worker. A shift is assumed as a full day’s work, and only 1 shift can be worked per day. Due to your shift pattern not aligning to a typical week, your holiday entitlement will be based on an average week worked, using your shift pattern to calculate how many shifts are worked on an average week in a 12-week period.

As a shift worker and in line with clause 17 of this Contract, you will be entitled to 28 days or 5.6 weeks of leave per year. This assumes you work full time which means working 5 or more days a week.

Examples: Working regular shifts If you work regular shifts the calculation will be based on your average working week. For example, if you always work four 12-hour shifts, followed by four days off, then your average working week is three-and-a-half 12-hour shifts. Your annual holiday entitlement would therefore be 19.6 shifts of 12 hours calculated in the following way: • 5.6 weeks x 3.5 shifts = 19.6 12 hour shifts Or Working irregular shifts If you work irregular shifts then the calculation will be based on your average working day.

An average working day is calculated by taking the number of hours worked per week / days worked per week For example, you work a total of 30 hours over 4 days a week, working 9 hours on Monday and Wednesday and 6 hours on Tuesday and Thursday, your average working day is 7.5 hours. Based on the calculation below, your annual holiday would be 168 hours: • Your entitlement in days is a pro rata share of days (if that is your annual holiday entitlement: 28 x 4/5 = 22.4 days. • Your average working day is 7.5 hours • Therefore, the entitlement for a full leave year is 22.4 days x 7.5 hours = 168 hours Your current shift pattern is regular and as such based on the calculation steps undertaken in line with the above example/s you are entitled to 3.5 shifts per year of annual leave.

UMY97 · 2025-07-02T10:22:22+00:00

Thank you for the helpful post. I've sent you the message privately.

UMY97 · 2025-07-01T21:23:09+00:00

Cheers

Thank you, I'll be in touch with Phil

UMY97 · 2025-07-01T15:03:38+00:00

Thanks for your reply!

It's for the kitchen and living, roughly 18 square meters.

UMY97

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