Rhys Taylor-Brown

Recent rule changes around Universal Credit payments mean that recipients may be required to apply for jobs that are less tied to their previous experience. With non-compliance posing a risk of payments being reduced or halted altogether for claimants, IncomeMax founder Lee Healey has provided advice on how to avoid being penalised.

St Dominic’s Sixth Form College in Harrow, Middlesex, has recently seen its Fairtrade certification both extended and consolidated after being awarded ‘FairActive’ College status.

Her Royal Highness, Anne, The Princess Royal, visited Merryhue Farm in February, to review the Together We Can Succeed project and engage with the work that it has been carrying out.

Alex Stewart International [ASi] has commissioned a new modernised fire assay laboratory at its head office laboratory site in Liverpool, Merseyside.

YMCA Derbyshire has this month appointed member of the board Julian Smith as its new chair, succeeding the outgoing Mary Gordon.

For Community & Business Partners, there is real hope that 2022 will bring a continuation of its success of last year.

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals [CIPP] has enjoyed a treble recognition in The UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For Q1 List in 2022, after having being included in three prestigious rankings.

The International Association of Bookkeepers [IAB] has opened nominations for its 2022 awards.

Downing Street has declared this week that prime minister Boris Johnson’s response to a Metropolitan Police questionnaire as part of its probe into the ‘partygate’ scandal will not be disclosed to the public.

A deal has been agreed between the UK and Scottish governments to establish two green freeports in Scotland.

Five Rivers Child Care has been recognised at the inaugural Paragon Skills Apprenticeship Awards after being declared winner in the Large Child Care Employer of the Year category.

Hauliers have called for driver agencies to be regulated by government in a bid to raise agency driver standards. However, Driver Require boss, Kieran Smith, believes government intervention is unnecessary and that hauliers have their own role to play in driving standards up.

Having navigated the Covid-19 challenge successfully, Andy Young, chief executive of East Kilbride Housing Association, tells The Leaders Council that their focus is now turning toward expansion.

Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major has this week hit out at Boris Johnson in the wake of the Downing Street ‘partygate’ scandal.

Pentland Medical has announced that it has become a Partner for Patient Safety with Action Against Medical Accidents [AvMA].