The United Kingdom Minimum Wage Rates:..
2013 from 1 October – £ 6.31 per hour (£ 239.78 per 38 hour week)
Hourly Minimum Rates
£ 6.31 Adult aged 21 and over
£ 5.03 18-20 year olds (Youth Development Rate)
£ … Read the rest
Category: Europe
Is Abergavenny in Herefordshire or Monmouthshire
I have seen many sites showing Is Abergavenny in Herefordshire, yet some show it is in Monmouthshire.
It should be simple, it can’t be in both, can it ?
Abergavenny is in Wales.
Monmouthshire is in Wales.
Herefordshire is in … Read the rest
UK Magazines delivered worldwide
You don’t need to go without your old favourite magazines, when you leave the UK.
You can have them delivered. Here are some examples:
£5.10 : 25 Beautiful Kitchens : 25 Beautiful Kitchens delivered worldwide.
£5.74 : A Place In … Read the rest
Cadbury Products from Cadbury Direct
A selection of Goodies for Christmas..
Gifts from Cadbury Gifts Direct can be sent to any UK address; the Channel Islands and selected British Forces Post Office (BFPO) addresses:
£12.00 : Allsorts Carton and Bertie : Bertie Bassett and a … Read the rest
Tax Cheats in UK now Twice as likely to be caught
The number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion more than doubled in the UK during the last tax year.
HM Revenue & Customs [HMRC] successfully just over twice as many taxpayers for tax evasion during 2012/13, when compared to the … Read the rest
Home Ownership levels are dropping in Australia
Home Ownership levels are dropping in Australia
The proportion of Australian households who own their home – either with or without a mortgage – has fallen from a peak of 71.7 per cent in the early 1990s to 68.7 per … Read the rest
Commonwealth Realms
The Commonwealth Realms are countries that have the head of the British Royal family as their own Royal head.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint
Bank Overdrafts in the UK
When I was younger, and needed a bit of extra money from the bank, short term, this short term loan was called an overdraft, and the charge that I paid to set it up was called an Overdraft set up … Read the rest
Should Women be Treated as Equals to Men ?
The Independent Liberal Democrat Baroness Louise Tonge, apparently feels that Women should NOT be treated equally.
She has accused the new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, about his year of insults and abuse that have been hurled at the last … Read the rest
GBP v AUD June 2013
The value of the British Pound at the moment is appearing to be very good in the eyes of many, especially those that are new to watching this particular currency comparison.
The next two graphs though show two very different … Read the rest