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HR Update: Pay Rates
National Minimum Wage
22yrs plus = £5.52
18-21 yrs = £4.60
16-17 = £3.40
Sick Pay = £75.40 per week
Statutory Maternity Pay = paid for 39 weeks, first 6 weeks at 90% of average weekly earnings, remaining weeks at £117.18 per week or 90% of average weekly earnings whichever is the lowest amount.
Redundancy Pay = A week's pay is currently £330 maximum.
HR Matters! If you would like more information about HR, click here to contact Rachel Hayward, Business Development Director. |
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Social Enterprise Business Support
 The annual turnover of all the UK's social enterprises is at least
£18 billion.
There are around 55,000 social enterprises in the UK, employing about 750,000 people.
There are approximately 3,500 social enterprises in the East Midlands.
Social Enterprise East Midlands has worked with emda and Business Link East Midlands to develop a specialist business support programme for social enterprise.
Funding to access this support may be available to organisations wishing to start, or continue a social enterprise. Access to the grant is subject to availability and eligibility. To find out more about this grant, or to make an appointment to talk through your needs with a Business Link Adviser, call 0845 058 6644 or email info@businesslinkem.co.uk More information can be found at www.businesslink.gov.uk/eastmidlands/socialenterprise |
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Need free professional help? ProHelp may be the answer.
ProHelp is group of professional firms who have formed to provide free professional services to voluntary and community organisations in their local area.
The professional firms undertake one-off projects, which could include feasibility studies, structural surveys, developing PR & marketing strategies and business plans, legal and accountancy advice and property valuations.
Members of ProHelp approach the work in the same way as they would any other fee-paying customer. The only difference is that the community client is not charged for the work undertaken.
If you are a community based, not-for-profit group working for the social regeneration of your local area and need some professional help
Please call Ann Hilton at Business in the Community on 0115 924 7408 for an application form or see web site www.prohelp.org.uk |
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Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Workshop
 15 September 2008 9:15 am to 1.00 pm at St James' Centre, Malcolm Street, Derby DE23 8LU. This workshop will enable managers responsible for co-ordinating
Equality Impact Assessments and staff including volunteers to gain skills and confidence to implement ReGARDS. Includes light refreshments.
Also: EIA Surgery
Advice and support from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm, later on 15 September. Please book separately from the workshop. There are 50 places available for staff and volunteers working with children and young people. Please book your place in advance.
Contact Nazish Ali at FWA Derby Children's Fund to book on 01332 604 115 or email on |
 Mind the Gap: Developing Third Sector People and SkillsThe Workforce Hub is hosting a national skills conference on October 21, 2008 at Central Hall Westminster, London. Join us at this conference to find out how you can find the resources to develop the skills of your organisation's most important asset - its staff and volunteers. For more information, click here. |
