There was evidence that personal advisors and individual case management in these schemes helped some participants back to work. However, these results were biased by widespread selection into these programmes of more work-ready claimants. Qualitative studies revealed the time pressures and requirements ...
Two new deposit return schemes (DRSs) will go live from 1 October 2027 in England and Northern Ireland, and separately in Scotland. The schemes will require drinks suppliers to add a deposit to the price of their products and larger groceries retailers to host return points, where...
Persistent pain is a frequent cause of sick leave and work disability in Norway. A return-to-work intervention featuring supported work placements, developed in the UK, demonstrated feasibility, and a return-to-work rate of 20% within 6 months was observed in the sample. We sought to adapt ...
and the various proposed schemes across the UK must be as closely linked as is possible in order to make it easier for businesses and consumers, and to limit the potential for fraud. We will continue to work with Government over the coming years to ensure that the scheme works for the sec...
Around 240,000 men are not in work because they are caring for family members compared to around 2m women in the UK, government figures showed last year. And yet some of those men will eventually want to return to work. Happily, returnship schemes are open to both genders, even if the ...
She says that her organisation, in central London, is currently looking at ways that people might change their commute to minimise risk if and when they return to the office. For example, it is considering cycle to work schemes and a change in shift patterns so staff can avoid busy commuter...
“We have a young population, and we have to invest in them.” The work begins with education, creating academic and vocational opportunities such as new degree courses and training schemes. Job opportunities must follow – achieved in part by the creation of new cultural institutions, such as...
If a business has collected more VAT than it has paid, it must pay the difference to HMRC. Conversely, if it has paid more VAT than it has collected, it can reclaim the difference. Below, we’ll explain what businesses should know about VAT returns in the UK, including current rates ...
rather than income? B Share Schemes: Will UK listed companies look to return cash as capital rather than income?B Share Schemes: Will UK listed companies look to return cash as capital rather than income?Ian Lopez
Similar schemes operate in 38 countries, fees for those returning bottles or cans vary depending on the size and many use ‘reverse vending machines’ to automate the return. Waste minimisation and recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross said consultation still needed to take place before they knew h...