Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event where the whole of the UK comes together to focus on achieving good mental health. The week aims to tackle stigma and enable people to understand and prioritise mental health. This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 15 May to 21 May 2023, and the theme is Anxiety. Anxiety is an important human emotion but, in some circumstances, it can get out of hand and...
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Paid annual leave is a legal right that an employer must provide. Holiday pay is worked out according to the kind of hours someone works and how they’re paid for the hours. This includes: full-time workers part-time workers agency workers workers working irregular shifts casual workers including zero-hours contracts Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that they take. You can use the holiday calculator to work out how...
This year’s International Women in Engineering Day takes place on 23 June 2023 and the theme is Make Safety Seen #INWED23 This year we’ll be celebrating the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day and are profiling the best, brightest and bravest women in engineering, the inventors and innovators who dare to be part of the solution and are helping to build towards a brighter...
Through 10,000 Women, Goldman Sachs provides the education, opportunities and access to capital women need to grow their businesses. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women online course is a free-to-access, practical business education program, available to all women around the world. About the Online Program ten courses covering all aspects of running a business take any course, or combination of courses practical education and interactive activities from entrepreneurship experts eligible learners who complete all ten courses...
Small and local charities, working with people facing complex issues and barriers, can apply for grant funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. Specialist charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for a three-year, unrestricted grant of up to £75,000. The Foundation will support charities that understand the complexity of the issues people face and are best placed to make a genuine difference to people’s lives. The open themes...
The Royal Welsh Show 2023 will be held from 24 July to 27 July. Along with an exciting four-days of livestock competitions, with entries travelling from far and wide to compete, the show has something to interest everyone through its wide range of activities including forestry, horticulture, crafts, countryside sports, shopping, food and drink and a 12-hour programme each day of exciting entertainment, attractions and displays. The Royal Welsh Show has a huge range of...
“We want to improve equality and inclusion for all LGBTQ+ people, so as a community we feel safe to be ourselves free from fear, discrimination and hate.” Those were the words of the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, Hannah Blythyn, who, alongside the Leader of Plaid Cymru, Adam Price, set out exactly how the Welsh Government will make a real difference to the lives, prospects, and outcomes for all LGBTQ+ people. Launching the LGBTQ+ Action...
Come and hear from Phil Budden from MIT Management as he discusses why now is the time for Innovation and Entrepreneurs. He is a Senior Lecturer in Tech, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy (TIES) from MIT Management and will be calling in from Boston, USA. Hosted by M-SParc the webinar takes place on 17 February 2023 at 2pm. For further information please select the following link Yr Amser i Arloesi a Mentro/Now is the time for...
10 February 2023 is Welsh Language Music Day. Welsh Language Music Day celebrates all forms of Welsh Language music. Whether you’re into indie, rock, punk, funk, folk, electronica, hip hop or anything else, there’s incredible music being made in the Welsh language for you to discover. But you don’t have to wait until Welsh Language Music Day to share your love for Welsh language music or to find your favourite new tune, just follow @Miwsig...
From 6 February 2023 households across Great Britain who don’t use mains gas for heating will start receiving £200 towards their energy bills as the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) scheme launches. Most will get the £200 AFP automatically as a credit on their electricity bill but some customers will need to apply for the support later this month. The vast majority, including many homes in rural areas, will get it automatically through their electricity supplier...