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Sep-29th-2011

What happens after your parcel is collected?

The parcel has been booked in with a courier via collectmyparcel.com. The courier arrived on time to scan and collect your parcel. You watched him disappear down the drive and bundle your parcel into his van before driving away. But did you ever wonder what happens to your parcel after it has been collected? Whilst [...]

Oct-31st-2010

Fines Could be Brought In If You Don’t Declare Child Benefit

Cuts are being introduced left, right and centre at the moment by the coalition government and child benefit is the latest of these. In the government’s plans, if you are a high earner and have children you will no longer be entitled to child benefits. In addition to this, if you fail to declare that [...]

Oct-29th-2010

Should you be Financially Rewarded for Doing Charity Work?

I admire anyone who takes the time to do work for charity. Much charity work is performed by unpaid volunteers who do it simply because they feel they are doing it for a worthy cause or because they want to give back to society. The majority of people working for charities aren’t looking for anything [...]

Oct-27th-2010

Film Documentary Portrays Economic Crisis on an “Inside Job”

Over the past few years film type documentaries have become very popular, one of the first being Fahrenheit 9/11. Another of these type of films set to make a huge hit is one that was made two years ago by Charles Ferguson. It tells the tale of the ins and outs of international banking and [...]

Jun-26th-2010

Unemployment could reach three million

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has said that government spending cuts could raise employment levels from 2.5 million to nearly 3 million. Cuts in the public service must be made to avoid sharp tax rises. Chief economic adviser John Philpott has estimated that half a million jobs are likely to be lost [...]

Jun-24th-2010

BP Shares continue to fall

Following the recent oil spill in the gulf of Mexico, BP’s shares have fallen almost 40%. President Obama launched an attack on BP on Tuesday 8th of May stating he would sack the chief executive of BP if he could. President Obama has called for the chief executive of BP to step down as soon [...]

Jun-23rd-2010

Increase in Premier League wages

Increasing player wages is threatening the stability of premier league football clubs. During the 2008 to 2009 season clubs spent sixty seven percent of their income on player wages. Chelsea had the highest wage bill at £167 Million while Manchester City’s wage bill went up from £54 Million to £83 Million. During the last 3 [...]

Jun-18th-2010

Unpaid work for young people

Many businesses are relying on young people working for them unpaid. One in five businesses will offer work placements and internships this summer but many are expected to offer these as unpaid. Sectors like fashion have unpaid internships available for newly graduates, but the employers have to be careful that they are not laying out [...]

Jun-14th-2010

World Cup insured for £6.2 Billion

The 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa has been insured for an estimated £6.2 Billion. The world’s biggest insurance company, Lloyds of London, is holding policies for Fifa, the national teams, broadcasters and a number of other firms. Training facilities and stadiums are insured for £3.2 Billion. Broadcast rights, sponsorship, prizes, competitions, and any [...]

May-10th-2010

British Airways strike goes ahead

British Airways cabin crew are on strike for 5 days from today after talks with the union unite broke down. With the recent ash cloud grounding most flights in and out of the UK, this could spell disaster for the UK airline. However British Airways have announced that 60 percent of its long haul flights [...]

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