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• Britain also has a fatal overwork problem | Letters

  09-10-2017 19:35 via theguardian.com
  Regularly working 49 hours or more a week is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, writes David Hardman of the London Hazards CentreYour report on the death from overwork of the Japanese reporter Miwa Sado states that 80 hours of overtime per month is the level at which working hours start to pose a serious risk to health (Journalist died after doing 159 hours of overtime in a month, 6 October). This is far too high a threshold for health problems related to working hour
  
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• Staycations on the rise as Britons use debit cards less abroad

  09-10-2017 18:09 via theguardian.com
  Weak pound, higher inflation and Brexit uncertainty likely to be behind fall in overseas spending, says UK FinanceDebit cards are being used less often abroad because the fall in the pound after the EU referendum has encouraged more Britons to holiday in the UK, the banking industry has claimed. UK Finance, the financial sector trade body, said staycations helped explain why activity on debit cards overseas was 13% lower this August than a year ago. Since the UK voted to leave the EU in June 201
  
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• 'That many people won't leave!' Pundit slams RBS chief's claim of Brexit financial ... - Express.co.uk

  09-10-2017 13:16
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  'That many people won't leave!' Pundit slams RBS chief's claim of Brexit financial ...
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  FINANCE pundit David Buik has slammed the RBS chief for his “very stark warning” of a London job exodus following Britain's exit from Brussels. By Charlotte Davis. PUBLISHED: 14:51, Mon, Oct 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 14:52, Mon, Oct 9, 2017 ...en meer »
  
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• How do we register a property paid for with unequal deposits?

  09-10-2017 12:15 via theguardian.com
  My wife has contributed more to the deposit than me, but going forward we’ll split everything 50/50Q My wife and I have just bought our first property together. We both agree tenants in common is the way to go, but cannot work out the wording/equation for the legal document that allows for the “live” proportional representation that we believe will be fair (happy to be corrected). My wife put £63,500 in cash towards the purchase, while I contributed £26,500. We have
  
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• TUC raises alarm over retirement poverty facing hospitality staff

  09-10-2017 10:28 via theguardian.com
  Many workers slipping through net of the government’s pensions auto-enrolment system, according to surveyAlmost a million hospitality staff are among workers at risk of a retirement in poverty, a study of blackspots in the government’s flagship pensions policy has shown.According to the TUC, as many as six in 10 workers in low-paid sectors such as retail and agriculture are not enrolled in a pension. They slip through the net of the government’s pensions auto-enrolment system a
  
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• Lastminute.com's Brent Hoberman: 'The craziest ideas are often the best'

  09-10-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The serial entrepreneur and Founders Factory boss gives his tips on how to start a business, from finding investment to making people believe in youIf you have a great business idea, one of the first things you should do is test it out on people. You’d be surprised how paranoid entrepreneurs can become about having an idea stolen. Many end up keeping it to themselves for longer than necessary or making everyone they tell sign non-disclosure agreements. But an idea alone is not very valuabl
  
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• Auto-enrolment means you must now set up a pension for your nanny or carer

  09-10-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The grace period is over – if someone works for you, you are a micro-employer, and if you pay them more than a certain amount, you must set up a schemeIt was five years ago this month that the government kicked off a huge shakeup of retirement saving to get millions more people paying into a pension. So far, “automatic enrolment” is looking like a big success – but the phasing-in period is now officially over, with new rules taking effect last weekend that will impact peo
  
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• Airbnb given a flea in the ear about reviews policy

  09-10-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  We had to leave our holiday property on the day we checked in because it was infested with fleas, but can’t leave a reviewMy husband and I booked a cottage through Airbnb in July. A few weeks later the host messaged to say she had double-booked the property, but she offered us another property on the same site at no extra cost. On our arrival the sink was full of food; the floor covered in food, mud and general debris; and there was animal hair on everything. But we had been travelling for
  
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• Shops to ignore pound coin deadline

  09-10-2017 01:49 via theguardian.com
  Trade association says shortage of new coins means they will continue to accept existing versionThousands of shops are likely to ignore the Royal Mint’s deadline of Sunday to stop accepting old £1 coins. A trade organisation representing 170,000 businesses has advised its members to continue taking the coins, because the changeover period with the new coins has been so short. Continue reading...
  
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• State-of-the-art fraud and cybercrime court plan for UK's financial hub - News & Star

  09-10-2017 01:20
  State-of-the-art fraud and cybercrime court plan for UK's financial hub
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  A new court aimed at tackling fraud and cybercrime would be built in the City of London under plans announced by the local authority. The City of London Corporation (CLC) said the "state-of-the-art" building would replace existing courts in the Square ...en meer »
  
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• UK rents fall amid property glut in south-east England

  09-10-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  First time since at least 2011 that asking rents outside London have fallen in busy summer monthsRents in Britain dropped in the final summer months for the first time in at least five years, according to Rightmove.National asking rents outside London fell by 0.2% in the three months to September, which is one of the busiest times of year for tenants looking for a new home. It was the first fall at this time of year since Rightmove started tracking rents in late 2011. Continue reading...
  
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