The Al-anon Just for Today Prayer, the pictures are from a free to use source … Continue reading “Just for Today”
Just for Today
Category: Life & Death
More Curry
I am trying to expand my recipe book and learn some new curry recipes. I have bookmarked my inspirations in my diigo feed, tagged recipe+curry. Some of the ingredients are not necessarily easy to find and so alternatives are needed. Here are my notes … Continue reading “More Curry”
Lewisham Council’s local plan
Lewisham have issued a consultation on their plan. This is a critical document constraining house building, planning and transport planning. Here are some notes and links. … Continue reading “Lewisham Council’s local plan”
Unlawful Deductions
On Unlawful Deduction of wages. As ever my notes and links. … Continue reading “Unlawful Deductions”
The Cold War, my part in it
Not really, but I was asked the other day. Here are some notes. Continue reading “The Cold War, my part in it”
On non-compete agreements
I am being asked about ‘non compete’ clauses in settlement agreement contracts. These are often overreaching but, if so, are they enforceable? Here are my notes … Continue reading “On non-compete agreements”
Philately
I need to sell my stamp collection, here are my notes. Continue reading “Philately”
GMB Congress size
The GMB’s annual congress, except when pandemics occur is defined by rule., Rule 8. It consists of one delegate per 1500 members and the delegates are appointed by the regions, 90% elected by the membership within Regions and 10% appointed by the Regional Committees, which are themselves indirectly elected bodies. This means that at the moment, Congress is about ~420 delegates.
EU-UK trade & co-operation agreement
The UK Govt. and EU Commission have agreed a treaty to govern the UK’s 3rd party relationship with the EU covering trade, some programmes, security and governance. I put my first thoughts on my blog, inspired by Tom Kiblasi’s instant reaction, but I needed to go further. Here are some links and notes. … Continue reading “EU-UK trade & co-operation agreement”
Guaranteed minimum notice
I am surprised to learn of a minimum statutory notice period in employment law, defined by the Employment Rights Act 1996 §86; it’s one week/year subject to a 12 week cap, if you’ve worked for them for over two years. This may not be over-ridden by the contract of employment and will apply if the reason for termination/dismissal is redundancy. For more, press the “Read More” button. Continue reading “Guaranteed minimum notice”
40% Overdrafts
The FCA have fucked up, in order to treat all customers fairly they have instructed that they don’t discriminate between agreed and non-agreed overdrafts. FFS! Guess what they’ve chosen to do 😫. Here are some notes and links. Continue reading “40% Overdrafts”
Giving References
References! An interesting topic, they are required by employers and often used inside voluntary organisations. There is a duty to be true, accurate, fair & not misleading. Here are my notes, mainly on the case law. … Continue reading “Giving References”
Low Pay
It is against the law to pay under the minimum wage, here are some notes on enforcement. … Continue reading “Low Pay”
Bear Church, Deptford
The church next door is planning to redevelop on its land. It’s planned to be 6 stories. Here’s their project page and here’s Lewisham’s planning portal page. Below/Overleaf is a picture from their facebook page. Continue reading “Bear Church, Deptford”
Millberget Chairs
I got myself a new office chair, I have been without for several months. I got a Millberget from Ikea; the price seems OK but delivery which of course has to be done at the moment is not cheap. I doubt they have reduced the price of deliveries to support us all during lockdown.
The instruction manual for its assembly is online at manuall.co.uk.
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