Daily Archives: April 24, 2014

Paternity leave extended to ‘uncles’

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April 24, 2014

The government is extending the popular paternity leave scheme, which allows fathers to take time off to look after new born babies, to uncles, including the obscure ones with Tourette’s that no-one wants to talk about and not just the biological ones. [read...]

Help-to-Buy to be extended to rail tickets

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April 24, 2014

The government is reportedly planning to extend the help-to-buy scheme in order to cover rail fares as well. Currently, many in the squeezed middle are forced to rely on their car while desperately saving up for the deposit on the Zones 1-6 railcard that will get them onto the public transport ladder. [read...]