Work
The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities.
A Skills Health Check is available to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations and help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.
Also available is an A-Z Job Profile database to help you find out what a job involves and if it will suit you.
Work categories
- All
- Employment
- Finding a Job
- Redundancy
- Starting Your Own Business
- Training & Education
- Uncategorized
- Work Pensions & Retirement
- All
- Employment
- Finding a Job
- Redundancy
- Starting Your Own Business
- Training & Education
- Uncategorized
- Work Pensions & Retirement
COVID-19 TRAVEL INFORMATION AND RESTRICTIONS
Travel in your area, including international travel, may be restricted because of domestic regulations. Other countries may restrict movement, bring in new quarantine rules or even close borders depending on their current situation.
TAKING YOUR PENSION EARLY
If you are aged 55 or over taking pension early may be possible if you have a relevant private or company UK pension. Taking pension early allows you to release the benefits held within your pension before your retirement date should the need arise.
SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS
There are a number of independant organisations that play an important role in the development of small businesses by providing help, support, advice, education, networking and conferences
MONEYHELPER (PENSION WISE)
Pension Wise is a free government service introduced following the Pension reforms introduced in 2015 that helps the over 50’s understand what they can do with their pension pot money.
BUSINESS IS GREAT BRITAIN
The GREAT Britain campaign is a partnership between private enterprise and Government to encourage you to take the leap to start up a business or grow your existing one – develop your ideas, write your business plan, employ more staff or start exporting.
PENSION SCAMS
Pension scams are on the increase in the UK. ‘One-off pension investments’, ‘pension loans’ or upfront cash offers are being used to part savers from their money.
INCOME TAX & NATIONAL INSURANCE ON PENSIONS
A pension, once in payment to you, is a taxable benefit. You may therefore be liable to pay Income Tax on any pensions that you receive in excess of your personal tax allowance.
MAKING A WILL
Your Will is the document that lets you decide what will happens to your money, property and possessions after your death and ensures that you don’t pay unnecessary taxes to the government. It should also contain instructions for your funeral arrangements.
LEAVING A DIGITAL LEGACY
It is no longer enough just to ensure that you have made adequate provisions in a will. You also must ensure that your online footprint and digital assets are securely documented.