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HMP Lowdham Grange members help local homelessness charity
Caroline Armstrong - June 1st, 2020
After Community launched the campaign to end veteran homelessness and reached out asking members to collect warm clothes and bedding to help veterans survive the cold winter months, at Lowdham […]
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Response to furlough and self-employed scheme extensions
Community - May 29th, 2020
Today the Chancellor has announced details of changes to both the Job Retention Scheme (the furlough scheme) and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme. Responding to the Chancellor’s update, Roy Rickhuss, […]
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Equal Pay at 50
Lauren Crowley - May 29th, 2020
Click straight through to the new resources here. Today on the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Equal Pay Act, we remember the struggle and strength of the women […]
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50 years is long enough- Equal Pay at 50  
Anna Mowbray - May 29th, 2020
On 29th May, the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Equal Pay Act, members of Community’s equalities team attended a virtual conference hosted by The Equality Trust.   Following the conference, we […]
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Self-employed people are not slipping through the cracks, they are falling into the abyss
Rose Mason - May 27th, 2020
After losing my last writing project and experiencing numerous rejections from writing and hospitality jobs and resistance from my landlord to reduce my rent without getting into debt with them, […]
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Community publishes guidance for workers of faith and religious belief
Community - May 24th, 2020
  Many Muslim Community members will be celebrating Eid ul Fitr this weekend, having observed Ramadan in very unusual circumstances. We want to wish all of our Muslim members and […]
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Frontline workers continue to face safety challenges
Community - May 21st, 2020
The nation will once again #ClapForKeyWorkers this evening and the Community union says that the focus on ensuring frontline workers are safe is still a number one priority. The union […]
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My experience of anxiety at work
Community - May 20th, 2020
*Alex, a Community member, blogs about the mental health challenges that people are facing at this difficult time, and the support she’s received with anxiety at work. I’ve been struggling […]
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