Management committee,staff,volunteers
Welcome to our new network - designed especially for everyone involved in the setting up and runing of a community owned shop. If you are on the managment committee, are a member of staff or a volunteer then this site is for you. This forum is all about people issues.
Do start the ball rolling with a question or an example of good practice that you are particularly proud of?
We look forward to hearing from you.
Retail Trust offers a range of services to all people working in and retired from retail.
We give support to people who are in dire financial difficulty, those suffering from physical and mental abuse, and witnesses and victims of gun and knife crime, as well those affected by a range of other unforeseen circumstances that life can throw at us.
The free and confidential Helpline 0808 801 0808 is the gateway to all our services and trained professionals provide support, information and guidance on:
0808 801 0808 Mon-Fri (9am-8pm) and Sat and Sun (9am-1pm)
Our Helpline is available to anyone working in retail or related industries and their families, from the shop floor to the boardroom.
We continue to offer these services completely free of charge to those working in, or retired from retail. With the help of individuals and organisations, we can support even more people in retail and associated businesses.
We also offer retirement housing throughout the UK to those retired from retail
Minimum wage rates from October 2010 - posted: 17.5.2010
From 1st October 2010, the adult minimum wage rate starts at age 21 rather than 22 and there is a new minimum wage for apprentices. The adult rate will be £5.93 per hour, with £4.92 per hour for 18 to 20 year olds and £3.64 per hour for 16 to 17 year olds.
source:: Volresource
Reflections on the organisation of participation - posted: 17.5.2010
Pathways through Participation, a project exploring how and why people get involved and stay involved in different forms of participation over the course of their lives, has published a progress report. This describes some of the observations and reflections from the initial stages, focusing on how participation is organised and the roles and understandings of the institutions and facilitators of participation.
Read the report at http://tinyurl.com/37bg48v
source:: Volresource
Free 'Future Focus' guides from NCVO - posted: 17.5.2010
Small enough to be accessible, but full of useful info, these nifty guides are worth their weight in gold. Each booklet in the Future Focus series takes a complex issue and breaks it down into easily accessible chunks of information. It also has tips and suggestions that organisations can build into their planning. The series aims to help organisations to be more sustainable and more effective.
• Future Focus 1: What will our funding be like in five years' time?
• Future Focus 2: What will our volunteers be like in five years' time?
• Future Focus 3: How will we use new technologies in five years' time?
• Future Focus 4: How is local democracy changing?
• Future Focus 5: How are social attitudes changing?
• Future Focus 6: What will the UK population be like in 5 years' time?
• Future Focus 7: What will campaigning be like in five years' time?
• Future Focus 8: What will membership be like in five years' time?
The publications are availabel to download for free from http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/products-services/publications/future-focus-series
Get free bulk copies of these guides to send on to, or use with, the frontline organisations you and your organisation support. To sign up for this, email futurefocus@ncvo-vol.org.uk