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Welfare reform: Lessons learned

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Advice sector news, Social policy. Tagged welfare reforms, funding cuts, universal credit, social policy, employment, DWP, job centres, benefits, welfare

The National Audit Office has requested that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will need to use the hard lessons that it has learned from the recent implementation of welfare…
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Finding advice: Rights at work around pay

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Finding advice. Tagged pay, wages, salary, rights at work around pay, rights to pay, holiday pay, advice, sick pay, local, redundancy pay, employment, online advice, rights at work

What are my rights at work around pay? Wages, pay, salary – being paid is a basic right when working. But rights at work around pay can be a confusing…
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Finding advice: ACAS employment resources

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Diana Nicoll in Finding advice. Tagged advice, ACAS, employment, zero hours

What is ACAS? ACAS stands for Arbitration, Conciliation and Advisory Service. What does it do? ACAS provides up-to-date information and free, confidential advice on problems at work for employees and employers. How can I…
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