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UK Employees Receive Right to Request Training
For the first time UK employees will have the right to request time for study or training after legal changes come into effect today. Time to Train will give workers in businesses which employ more than 250 people the legal right to request time off to...
Firms Face Massive Fine for Placing Silent Calls in the United Kingdom
Kevin Brennan, United Kingdom Minister for Consumer Affairs has confirmed that firms which cause nuisance and distress to consumers through silent and abandoned calls will face a new maximum fine of £2 million. The new penalty is an increase on the current...
Consumers Warned to Watch Out for Scams Whilst Looking for Bargains This Christmas
U.K. Consumer minister Kevin Brennan has warned consumers to be on their guard from retailers offering deals that seem too good to be true in the run-up to Christmas and the January sales, as part of the Government’s “know your consumer rights”...
U.K. Government Launches Consultation on Role of New Consumer’s Champion
Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan has launched a public consultation on the role and powers that will be given to a new champion of consumer rights, the ‘Consumer Advocate’, who will be tasked with ensuring UK consumers get a fairer deal in the future. This...
U.K. Government Announces Proposals to Ensure That Credit And Store Card Companies Give People a Fairer Deal
The U.K. Government has announced new proposals to ensure that credit and store card companies give people a fairer deal, in the latest of a series of reforms designed to make financial services work for consumers.
Firms Causing Nuisance to U.K. Consumers Through Silent And Abandoned Calls Facing Massive Fines
Firms which cause nuisance and distress to U.K. consumers through silent and abandoned calls could face fines of up to £2 million under new Government proposals. The current maximum penalty stands at £50,000. Silent calls are generated when call centers...
U.K. Government Kickstarts The Learning Revolution with Transformation Fund Grants
Creative music master classes for people out of work or education, learning adventures for isolated older people and access to digital technologies in a Tyneside Cinema are all on offer thanks to a significant investment in ‘learning for pleasure’...
Young People to be Given the Chance to Stay on in Their Foster Families Beyond the Age of 18
Young people in the U.K. are to be given the chance to stay on in their foster families beyond the age of 18, thanks to a new £5 million Government pilot program. On the day Parliament starts debating the Children and Young Persons Bill in the House...
