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Barrie Caulcutt says he was treated 'mercilessly' by his employers at the benefits in Caernarfon. A disabled benefits worker has won £26,000 compensation after an employment tribunal found he’d been unfairly treated his bosses at the Depa...

Last week marking the beginning of the new tax year, millions of workers will see their take home pay dip as minimum contributions in auto-enrolment pensions rise from 1% to 3%. Rebecca Goldring, a tax manager at accountancy firm Blick Rothernberg, w...

As the Apprenticeship Levy celebrates its one year anniversary, data from the Open University has revealed that over £1bn in funding in the system remains unused by firms. So far, companies have paid in £1.39bn, but have only been able to...

The Find Your Future Recruitment Fair (organised by Best Training and Borough of Poole) returns to Lighthouse in Poole on Thursday 19 April 2018. It’s a must-attend event for anyone looking to explore their career options whether you are lookin...

SDLP deputy leader Nichola Mallon has said that 8000 Employment and Support Allowance claimants in Northern Ireland could have lost around £3k each due to administrative errors. The North Belfast MLA contacted the Department of Communities (DoC...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has decided to reverse its decision to sanction a man who missed his Universal Credit meeting due to seizures Luke O’Donnell, who has epilepsy, was initially given one 14-day sanction and one seven-day...

Today, 60 Bishops from the Church of England and senior representatives from other Christian, Jewish and Muslim organisations have come together to urge the Government to rethink its two-child limit policy, one year on from its introduction.  In...

Clients living in England threatened with homelessness within 56 days are within scope for legal advice following implementation of housing legislation passed in April 2017. Previously, clients in England were not entitled to legal advice until the t...

Turning the Tide. The Centre for Social Justice have been examining the fortunes of five seaside towns: Rhy. Margate, Clacton-on-Sea, Blackpool, Great Yarmouth. This is what they have to say: Cities have come to embody how we view modern deprivation...

SNP MSP Bruce Crawford is encouraging commuters across Scotland to do the Daily Mile challenge this Friday (6 April) and put a spring in their step on National Walk to Work Day.   The Daily Mile challenge was first introduced by Elaine Wyllie in...