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26th June 2017 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Beware of what might be in your bin
The impact of shopping on line has surely to a large degree led to the disappearance of a number of well-known names from our high streets. While Internet shopping can be quick and convenient, difficulties experienced by customers with the safe delivery of the goods they have bought and paid for can cancel out the benefits. […]
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14th June 2017 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Team Ways your boss can mislead you
Many employers understand the rights of the people they employ and treat them as the law requires. However, we do not live in a perfect world and many do not. Citizens Advice has identified the ten most common misleading statements made by employers “You work for us, but you’ll need to pay your own national […]
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7th June 2017 by manager in Campaigns
Blow away your Election hangover and Volunteer to make a difference.
General Elections can be frustrating because many people end up with a candidate and (depending on which party the candidate represented) a government for which they did not vote. There is a way you can make a difference to people’s lives other than through the ballot box – by volunteering. There are dozens of opportunities […]
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30th May 2017 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Obesity and lack of exercise and the cost of social care
Just because one 101 year old can successfully complete a sky dive from 15,000 feet it doesn’t mean that everyone who has reached that age (or who has got anywhere near it) can do the same. While it does support the idea that ‘age is just a number’ and that none of us should limit […]
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10th May 2017 by manager in Campaigns
More of us than ever exposed to Internet perils
According to the Office for National Statistics 87.9% of adults in the UK (45.9 million) had used the Internet in the last three months compared with 86.2% in 2015. 10.2% (5.3 million) had never used the Internet compared with 11.4% in 2015. Although the number of women over 75 years old had been the fastest […]
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8th July 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
July is Scam Awareness Month
A scam is attempted every 6 seconds in the UK. Last year 5 million of us fell victim to scams and it cost us £9 billion. There was a 72% increase in the amount lost due to on-line and telephone banking scams compared to 2014. The more we are aware of scams, the better we […]
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26th May 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
GOING ABROAD? Know before you go
Whether it’s to the Olympics in Brazil, the UEFA European championships in France, gap year travel, visiting relatives, an annual holiday or you’re considering going to live abroad, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) offer advice before you go and can offer support to British Nationals if they get into difficulties when they are abroad. […]
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26th May 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Are you entitled to National Living Wage?
Most people who work are entitled to get paid at least the National Minimum Wage. This includes casual workers, people on zero hours contracts and agency workers. If you are 25 or over and are entitled to the National Minimum Wage, you should now be entitled to the higher rate of £7.20 per hour (before tax) called the National Living […]
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4th May 2016 by manager in Campaigns
A Sense of Fair Play
A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. A reasonable basis for any employer-employee relationship. However, Citizens Advice is finding an increase in instances across the country of confusing working hours, poor administration and legal loopholes leading to workers being underpaid and in extreme cases not paid at all. Citizens Advice helped clients with […]
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