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Beating the Bullies Together

It’s Apprentice season on the BBC again – our chance to marvel as supposedly some of the finest young business minds in the country spend a few months arguing and squabbling like schoolchildren for our entertainment. The pressure of being on TV, mixed with a range of candidates whose main qualities seem to be arrogance and mis-placed self-confidence, usually make for amusing viewing. But there is a darker side to what we’re witnessing – there have already been accusations of bullying among the candidates this series and the question of workplace bullying is something that needs to be

Keeping Youngsters Safe at Work this Christmas

As the festive period draws ever closer many teenagers are considering a Christmas job to help earn some extra money, but what exactly are their entitlements? While there is a place for teenagers in the workplace employers must not use them as a means to cheap labour. Young people can be extremely vulnerable when it comes to employment and may be easily exploited by employers if they don’t know their rights. People under the age of 18 are covered by a number of additional regulations, to those aged over 18, which are designed to protect them from employers who may take advantage of them.

Single Port of Call for Free Legal Advice in Northumberland

Free legal advice is just a phone call away for thousands of Northumberland residents thanks to the launch of a new telephone advice line by the leading charity DAWN Advice. The accessible new service is dedicated to Northumberland and brings together a range of legal advice services offered by the county’s Citizens Advice Bureaux to help extend the reach they already have in the county. Anyone living in Northumberland can take advantage of the new service by contacting 0844 4111 309. Liz Chadwick, Chief Executive of DAWN Advice, which manages the DAWN CAB in Castle Morpeth, says the single

Trainee Solicitor Goes the Distance for Air Ambulance

A Northumberland trainee solicitor is going the extra mile – or 110 – to help support the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA). James Charlton, 30, has vowed to give 110 per cent to raise as much money as possible for the GNAA as he takes to the fells this weekend for the Hardmoors 110 Ultramarathon. The 110-mile race sees runners follow the Cleveland Way National Trail round the North Yorkshire Moors and the Cleveland Heritage coastline, in under 36 hours. As part of his training programme James has already run in many hill races across Northumberland, the Lake District, Scotland and Yorkshire,

DAWN CAB Aims for the Sky to Celebrate 70th Year

As the country’s Citizens Advice Service came together to celebrate 70 years of outstanding service, a former north east resident sky-dived 15,000 feet to raise funds for DAWN CAB. Over 70 employees from the Citizens Advice Service across the country have joined together for the special charity tandem skydive. Susan Boalch, a HR Business Partner in Leeds, who is originally from the north east raised £500 in aid of the Morpeth-based Bureau. Susan, who has previously completed a skydive in New Zealand, said she wanted to give something back to the north east. She said: “I’m really pleased