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Today, Employment Affairs and Social Protection Minister, Regina Doherty, T.D., is reminding families that the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance will be made available again this year, and urged families who are not automatically entitle...

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta joined President Donald J. Trump and governors at the White House to discuss how skills-based workforce development can help increase good, safe, family-sustaining career opportunities. Please see the video be...

Not quite our usual fodder, but if you have the means and can support this event it is a VERY worthy cause.  A Leg To Stand On ("ALTSO") is a registered charity providing free, high quality prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices, and wheelchairs to...

We are making some progress in our 'wayleave' battle with Virgin Media who have needed permission to dig a trench to lay a broadband cable. Two letters were sent but not recieved say Sapphire Property Management Ltd, but now an email was sent with a...

The Scottish Government’s proposed Income Supplement, and help as many people as possible break free from poverty which has been on the rise in Scotland Think tanks IPPR Scotland and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) combined to say plans for a ne...

The March 2019 Quarterly Employment Survey results were published at 9.30am this morning. The key points are: The number of (seasonally adjusted) employee jobs in March 2019 was estimated at a record high of 778,240. This was an increase of 4,010 job...

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has issued a stark warning over jobs at risk in their industry, arguing that 10,000 jobs are directly threatened. A further 50,000 roles in the wider supply chain are also at risk, according to the lobby...

Esther McVey has been forced to apologise to people failed by Universal Credit system. The Tory leadership candidate was questioned over how use of food banks rocketed during her time as Work and Pensions Secretary. The former Work and Pensions Secre...

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, T.D. - has announced a nationwide information campaign aimed at raising awareness of the Government’s Working Family Payment scheme and to alert employees that they may qualif...

Social Welfare Training have brought this to our attention. One of the big issues with the Universal Credit system is that most (57%) of clients do not receive their full amount of Universal Credit because of deductions.  The government say 'Ded...