COVID-19
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Read moreWhat is Kinship Care? All across Dumfries & Galloway, grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends look after children because their biological parents are unable to do so. People who look after children in these circumstances are known as ‘Kinship Carers’.…
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Our EU Citizen support project is still actively helping EU citizens apply to the EU Settlement Scheme via telephone and email. Our Free Helpline remains open 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri, 0800 916 9847. Our EU Advisers will provide advice over the phone…
Read moreStaff members can be furloughed from each job or furloughed from one and not the other. Contracts between the staff member and their respective employers are separate and so the scheme will apply separately. Each employer will only be able…
Read moreIf you’re worried about people you owe money to taking steps to get the money back or you’re thinking of applying for bankruptcy (sequestration), a protected trust deed or the debt arrangement scheme (DAS) you can apply for a moratorium,…
Read moreFurlough is for those who cannot work or for those where there is no work or if they cannot work from home. This is a frequently asked question at the moment. It seems a lot of employers have taken furlough…
Read moreWe would urge employers to take socially responsible decisions and listen to the concerns of their workforce – particularly when they have childcare responsibilities. Employers and employees should come to an agreement about these arrangements.. Employees who are unable to…
Read moreEmployers must make all efforts to help people to work from home where possible, as this will help limit the spread of the virus by reducing the amount of contact between people. In some circumstances this may be impossible –…
Read moreThe Coronavirus Job Retention scheme only covers you if you’re not working. If you’re working from home you should get your normal pay from your employer. Both the employee and employer should take note that if an employee is still…
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You can help them contact us. We are engaging with the people who can get in touch with us, but what about the most vulnerable people who don’t own a mobile or don’t have access to the internet? How can…
Read moreThe government has said you should only go to work if it’s ‘not reasonably possible’ for you to work from home. If your employer tells you not to work because of coronavirus If your place of work has shut down…
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This thank you comes from a grateful daughter who was worried and concerned for her elderly mother who lives a great distance from her. Her mother suffers from poor health and had no way of getting essential supplies like food…
Read moreShops and businesses can put up their prices if they want to. If you’ve noticed that things cost more than usual, you’ll need to decide if you want to pay for the item or not. If you’re worried a business…
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