The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends on your age and whether you’re an apprentice. You must be at least: school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wageaged 25 to get the National Living Wage - the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 24 and under Current…...

Self-employment and Universal Credit
Universal Credit is a monthly payment to help with your living costs. You may be able to get it if you’re on a low income or out of work. Providing information about your earnings Everyone claiming Universal Credit needs to report their self-employed earnings at the end of each monthly…...

Chancellor extends furlough scheme to end of June
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended by one month to reflect continuing social distancing measures. move will allow firms from across UK to continue to protect millions of jobsscheme will continue to be monitored to ensure people and businesses can get back to work as soon as it’s safe to do…...

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
What is coronavirus and should I be concerned? A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic…...

How to write the perfect CV
Imagine you are a recruiter picking up the 30th CV in a pile. Your eyes are confronted with a page of paragraphs, a mass of impenetrable words. Are you going to take the time to study and read the CV? Or are you going to move on to the next CV,…...

Interview Techniques
You’ve found the role, made an application and been invited for an interview. What happens next will see you celebrating your success or trying to work out what, if anything, you did wrong. To spare you the post-interview angst, here are some of the most common mistakes people make…...