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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Unite Choose Youth Lobby of Parliament Tuesday 25 Oct
Unite’s Community Youth Workers and Not for Profit sector is having a lobby of Parliament this Tuesday 25 October on the need to protect youth services. Full details of the lobby at Methodist Central Hall are available on this flyer. At 3pm there will be a photo op during a ‘silent disco’ in Old Palace Yard and it would be great to have a good turn out from the Parliamentary … Continue reading
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Staff catering discount scheme given the go-ahead by the House of Commons Commission
We are delighted that the union branch’s proposal to introduce a catering discount/loyalty scheme for MPs’ staff has got the go-ahead, after the House of Commons Commission backed the proposal in their response to the House Administration Committee’s report into catering service which was published this week. Back in May in its report on catering and retail services in the House of Commons, the House Administration Committee recommended the introduction of … Continue reading
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CAMRA social for branch members Thursday 20 October
CAMRA have kindly agreed to once again hold a social with the union branch from 6pm Thursday 20 October in Parliament. There will be some excellent real ale and a raffle with some great prizes too. More details will be posted later – I believe work is also going into getting some good cheese. If you aren’t already a member of CAMRA or the union branch, then this is a … Continue reading
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Current or former intern? Share your experience with the Low Pay Commission
For those of you who weren’t able to make the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) oral evidence session on interns and the National Minimum Wage, there’s still time to submit your views and experiences in writing. With the Government currently considering new guidance on unpaid work and the National Minimum Wage, and planning to instruct HMRC to target unpaid work in the autumn, now is a good time to remind the … Continue reading
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