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Campaigns Editorial Health and Safety Legal Services Lifelong Learning Pay People and Events Politics Recruitment and Organising Work and Life Campaigns
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is ten years old on April 1 following its introduction by the Labour Government in 1999, a move strongly opposed by the Conservative Party at the time. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Editorial
It’s already been a tough year for thousands of our members who have been made redundant or face the threat of redundancy later this year and it looks as if the bad news will continue throughout the next nine months. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Health and Safety
The Government wants us all to become more aware of the dangers of drinking too much – do you know your limits? 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Alcohol awareness: how much do you drink? Are you drinking too much? 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Alcohol awareness: want to cut down? Guidance on consumption. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Arena health: Checkouts Your health question answered. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Arena health: Cutting staff levels Your health question answered. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Arena health: Leaving work sick Your health question answered. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Arena health: assaulted at work Your health question answered. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Legal Services
Absolutely fantastic – that was admin assistant Jayne Reid’s verdict on the support she received from the Legal Plus Service after she was injured at work. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Legal Plus: Sucesses Members' success stories. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Legal Plus: Tracy White Tesco worker Tracy White from York knew exactly who to call when she was injured in a road traffic accident in January last year. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Legal Plus: Victoria Martin Part-time Tesco checkout operator Victoria Martin nearly lost out on a compensation payment after she injured her ankle while staying at a hotel. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Lifelong Learning
Psychotherapist Lola Jaye always dreamed of being a writer, but it took years of work and lots of rejections before she got her first deal. Now she helps others to reach their dreams in this inspirational step-by-step guide. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Quick reads – easy to pick up, hard to put down Quick Reads is a new adult literacy initiative aimed at encouraging more people to enjoy reading. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Pay
There is only one claim form for both tax credits. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Tax credits: children Child tax credit is an income-based benefit support for children and is usually paid to the main carer. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Tax credits: how are they calculated? There are some important cash benefits available to members if their individual or their household income falls below a certain level. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] People and Events
Health and safety rep Tracy talks minimum wage, racism and lowering the voting age. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Arena in focus Tell us what you think of Arena magazine and you could be quids in. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Everyone’s a winner The hard work, commitment and dedication of the union’s activists were celebrated at the 2008 Organising Awards held at a top Manchester hotel in January. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] President and executive council elections 2009 results of voting The report of voting for the above elections is as follows: 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Politics
Most Usdaw members will see an increase in their take home pay from April as changes in tax, national insurance and in-work benefits come into force. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Recruitment and Organising
You can make Usdaw an even bigger union, make your voice stronger and more influential at work, and have the chance of winning a £500 prize if you recruit one of your work colleagues into the union. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Work and Life
The recession has tipped many people into a financial crisis so it’s important members face the problem head-on. Usdaw can help. In association with the Consumer Credit Counselling Services it is offering free, confidential advice on how to manage your debt. On this page we provide a brief guide. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Debt: points to remember Managing your debts. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Insolvency: explained Woolworths, Zavvi, and MFI to name but a few have all gone bust in the last few months. Staff are particularly hard hit when this happens as it often results in a period of chaos and uncertainty followed by a complicated process to claim redundancy and other payments. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Insolvency: will I get paid? The state Insolvency Fund will protect certain payments due to you in an insolvency situation. Other debts due to you will have to come out of company funds and will depend on what money there is for unsecured creditors. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Know your rights special The economic recession has already put massive pressure on the UK’s workforce one way or another. Employers have been quick to cut staff numbers or hours, close sites and restructure their businesses. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Know your rights special: Contract changes If your employer wants to rearrange or cut your working hours they must consult with you first and come to a mutually agreed solution. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Know your rights special: helplines Helplines for advice on redundancy and insolvency. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Out of work: benefits advice Losing your job is one of the main reasons people fall into financial trouble. There is some help available from the benefits agency if you are unable to find alternative work. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Out of work: mortgages and rent Please go and see your mortgage provider immediately and explain your current difficulties and ask them to advise you and help you to make arrangements to get you through this difficult time. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: Proper procedures Thousands of workers have already been made redundant since June last year. The worst case scenario is when your employer goes bust or into administration as Woolworths did, thankfully this is still the exception rather than the rule. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: cash campaign Usdaw is calling on the Government to increase the amount of statutory minimum redundancy pay from its current limit of £350 a week. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: holiday pay Statutory Minimum holiday 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: payments on redundancy If you are dismissed for redundancy your entitlements include the following. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: statutory pay calculator Statutory Redundancy Pay is based on the following. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: time off for job hunting If you have two year’s service you’re allowed a reasonable amount of time off during your notice period to look for another job and arrange training. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: training opportunities Moving on is hard but use the time to take stock and think about training and skills and making the most of a difficult situation. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] Redundancy: unfair dismissal Redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal. Where your employer has consulted and followed a reasonable procedure then dismissal will usually be fair. 25 March 2009 [Full Story] |
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