I left work early last week, suffering from fuzzy head, earache and generally feeling crap! I was off for a day and half, first absence in 2 years. My line manager has to let HR know I'm off, when I'm back and the reason I was absent. Thing is on my file, HR have put my absence down to 'mental health...

Hi,

I've recently setup a limited company. I'm the sole director. All the banks credit check for a business account

Firstly - If I was to get a business account with Barclays, would they/barclaycard be able to offset (set off?) the money from the business account to go towards...

Video released of escalator falls by Network Rail

Footage of people falling down escalators at railway stations has been released as part of a campaign to cut the number of accidents.
Network Rail says about 400 people have fallen on escalators at stations in the past year, including...

RBS finance chief Nathan Bostock quits after just 10 weeks

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th December 2013 11:30.

*Nathan Bostock, who was appointed finance director at RBS on October 1, is to join Santander, as deputy chief executive* Nathan Bostock...

Family's trauma as dead daughter was chased for debts

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 2nd November 2013 09:28.

*Dealing with the financial affairs of a loved one when they die can be difficult.* The probate process distributes the deceased person's property......

Payday firm fined for information processing failures

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 10th October 2013 14:16.

A payday loans company and its director have been prosecuted for failing to register that it was processing personal information. Hamed Shabani, the......

I have started this thread to try to highlight the difficulties of dealing with Social Services particularly if you have a vulnerable adult in your family. We could write a book on this subject as canmany others but in these days of financial constraint Social Services departments are trying to foist...

I've been chosen for Global Who's who

Dear {[email]},

You were recently chosen as a potential candidate to represent your professional community in the 2013 Edition of Global WhoÂ’s Who.
We are pleased to notify you that your...

A study carried out by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has proved that snoring can be reduced simply by singing.


For three months, the patients in the clinical trial have been doing singing exercises to improve the tone of their throat muscles.
Choir director Alise...

Must state this is not for me, but it is same type of thing.

The person this is on behalf of has worked several hours overtime over the last few weeks, and over the next couple will be working a fair few more.

However,the agency, despit them being on a 35 hour contract has...

Twice-banned boss clamped Regional Clamping Services (UK) Ltd

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st May 2013 20:27.

The disqualified director of a car-clamping company has been convicted for the second time of acting as a director of Regional Clamping Services......

Hubby was a director of a limited company. A start up loan was offered by Lloyds on the condition that he and the other director took out PPI. This was a front loaded policy, the premiums were paid monthly from the business account.
Hubby did not draw a salary for the first two years or so of...

Wonga responds to OFT’s payday report

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 7th March 2013 10:41.

Online lender Wonga has agreed with the need for tighter controls in the payday lending sector to “stamp out” the worst practices, in response to...
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Commute three hours a day or lose benefits

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd February 2013 14:41.

*Commute three hours a day or lose benefits, jobseekers are told in tough new plan* * The new rules from Universal Credit will come into force...
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Barclays Finance Chief Lucas Quits

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd February 2013 16:22.

*Chris Lucas, who is being investigated over Barclays' fundraisings in 2008, is to quit as the bank's finance director. The group finance director of...

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