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HOMELESS - Havering Council is working with community partners to ensure that nobody is left without a roof over their head over the festive period. We love this video from the Hope4Havering organisation and the Catalysist Night Shelter.  “...

PENSIONS - The European Court has today (19 December) provided its ruling on the level of compensation to be provided to individuals who do not receive all of their occupational pension due to the sponsoring employer of their scheme going insolvent....

ECONOMY – Retail sales are flagging. “Retail sales fell in the latest three months, which is the first decline seen since April 2018. All main sectors saw their sales fall with the exception of food stores. “The spending dip in November was the fourt...

LEGAL VICTORY - Over 6,000 firefighters are entitled to return to their pre-2015 pension schemes, an employment tribunal declared today, in a landmark victory for the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) with implications across the public sector. This comes af...

EMPLOYMENT - The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.2%, 0.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier but little changed on the previous quarter; despite just reaching a new record high, the employment rate has been broadly flat over the last...

NORTHERN IRELAND - The Q3 2019 Quarterly Employment Survey was published online at 9.30am this morning. The key points are: The number of (seasonally adjusted) employee jobs in September 2019 was estimated at a record high of 782,670. This was an inc...

CAREERS'S FAIR - An exhibition you should not miss if 'Europe' is of interest to you.  POLITICO’s EU Studies and Career Fair is back for its 21st edition designed to connect top international students and young professionals with the best u...

FINANCE - Councils in London spent more than £630 million on emergency accommodation since 2010. The information reveals that Haringey Council spent the most – £197 million – on accommodation including bed and breakfast and hotels over the period. We...

EMPLOYMENT - Rory Murphy, Chair of Ensign, the UK’s only pension provider exclusively for the maritime industry, discusses the issues around employee retention in the sector and how to stop the job-hopping generation from jumping ship. Millennials ar...

COLCHESTER – Kind-hearted Shrub End councillor Lyn Barton organises a collection for Colchester Foodbank every year. Colchester councillors attending the full council meeting donated items to the collection. Ms Barton said it was good to see councill...