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To book an appointment or to find out what]]> Solihull Council, Citizens Advice Solihull Borough, Sure Start Children’s Centres and Solihull’s Family Information Service are offering a confidential ‘Money Counts’ advice service in North Solihull. The service operates on the second Monday of each month in Kingshurst and 3rd Monday of each month in Smith’s Wood

To book an appointment or to find out what support and advice you can benefit from please call 0121 704 8323.

You can also find out about joining a Credit Union as a safe and affordable place to save or borrow money, find out if help is available to reduce energy costs in your home or have support from an advisor on finding the right people to help you, whatever your query.

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The list is on the ABI website and a press release about the list is available.

The list is the result of months of negotiation between Volunteering England, the Community Transport Association]]> The Association of British Insurers has published a list of motor insurers who will not generally charge extra for driving for the purposes of volunteering.

The list is on the ABI website and a press release about the list is available.

The list is the result of months of negotiation between Volunteering England, the Community Transport Association at the ABI. Volunteering England is monitoring how the list works in practice. Comments should be sent to dan.summers@volunteering.org.uk.

From 6 April 2011, the passenger payment allowance was extended to volunteers. HMRC guidance on volunteer drivers says this can be claimed for all passengers driven in the course of volunteering.

As the budgets of many organisations in the voluntary and public sectors are cut, the issue of replacing paid staff with volunteers has become critical. This guide is to help organisations ensure that they do not substitute paid staff]]> In partnership with  Locaility, NAVCA, and NCVO, Volunteering England has published ‘A guide to avoid job substitution‘.

As the budgets of many organisations in the voluntary and public sectors are cut, the issue of replacing paid staff with volunteers has become critical. This guide is to help organisations ensure that they do not substitute paid staff posts with volunteers.

Some employees contracted out of additional state pension are automatically brought within it. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#additionalstatepension

Changes in employment tribunal procedures. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#emptribunal-procedure

Serious workplace injuries, illness or near misses only have to be reported]]> Qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal is increased from one year to two years for people hired on or after 6 April. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#unfairdismissal-twoyears

Some employees contracted out of additional state pension are automatically brought within it. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#additionalstatepension

Changes in employment tribunal procedures. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#emptribunal-procedure

Serious workplace injuries, illness or near misses only have to be reported to HSE if they result, or could have resulted, in over seven days incapacitation (not over three days, as has been the case). But records must continue to be kept for over-three-day injuries and illness. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#riddor

www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#tax-allowances

www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#sickpay

Reduced rate of inheritance tax if more than 10% of estate is donated to charities, for deaths on or after 6 April. – www.sandy-a.co.uk/finance.htm#inheritancetax

End of self-assessment giving to charities.- www.sandy-a.co.uk/finance.htm#selfassessment-giving

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