So if I were to try to live in Germany, how would I do that.
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Just for Today
The Al-anon Just for Today Prayer, the pictures are from a free to use source …
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Protected: Family Tree
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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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 …
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Unlawful Deductions
On Unlawful Deduction of wages. As ever my notes and links. …
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The Cold War, my part in it
Not really, but I was asked the other day. Here are some notes.
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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 …
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Philately
I need to sell my stamp collection, here are my notes.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Low Pay
It is against the law to pay under the minimum wage, here are some notes on enforcement. …
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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.
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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…
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On Potatoes
Goodness me! When I started blogging I promised not to blog about cooking, although I think I have broken this promise once before. Here are my notes on buying & cooking potatoes.
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