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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Guide to organisational change

Making changes to Terms & Conditions If you want to make permanent changes to an employee’s working pattern,If it can, you must also consult with your employees about the changes you want to make.,Employees are eligible if you are making them redundant and they have been employed for two years or,Jobcentre Plus will identify potential participants for the programme and undertake an eligibility/suitability,Eligibility criteria: To be eligible for JFS, potential participants must: · have the right to reside

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/guide-to-organisational-change

Bank accounts

What you need to set up a bank account The eligibility criteria for each charity account will vary from,Note that organisations with a turnover of less than £6.5 million and fewer than 50 employees can use

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/bank-accounts

Tax & VAT

A charity shop is eligible for mandatory rates relief of 80% provided it wholly or mainly sells donated,organisations must ensure that proper payment of tax and other contributions are made with respect to employees,In most cases it will be pretty obvious, but if there is any doubt, check the criteria published by HMRC,and Sayer Vincent's Guide to Employee and Volunteer Taxation.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/tax-vat

Churches wage war on unethical lenders

Churches take unprecedented action against growth in unethical finance by creating their own credit union

https://tfn.scot/news/churches-wage-war-on-unethical-lenders

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Wednesday 20 May

News from the third sector as lockdown continues #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-wednesday-20-may

SCVO response to the Scottish Government’s Social Security Consultation

relevant agencies with knowledge of the social security system to ensure access to the views of their employees,criteria set for disability related benefits The assessment/consideration of the application and the,In addition, SCVO believes there should be a broader entitlement criteria for Carer’s Allowance as the,Many 16-25 year olds are eligible for Carers Allowance anyway but are prevented from claiming it due,Questions remain, however, as to a possible cut-off date for eligibility for payments as, for example

https://scvo.scot/p/14097/2016/11/29/scvo-response-to-the-scottish-governments-social-security-consultation

Third sector employers must act now to access new skills fund

The criteria encourages employers to give due consideration to specific groups, including older workers,You must present the college with evidence of your eligibility to pay the levy alongside your application,financial allocation to each college is based on the estimated number of levy-paying employers, and their employees

https://scvo.scot/p/16077/2017/09/07/third-sector-employers-must-act-now-to-access-new-skills-fund

The Future of Social Care in Scotland

With 138,000 employees and a turnover of almost £5 billion, the third sector is pivotal to people in,This is despite the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 meaning that everyone eligible,The qualitative data also revealed how realising greater employee flexibility led to a number of tensions,unpaid and within community networks are also vitally important, particularly given the tightening of eligibility,criteria within certain local authority areas.

https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland

Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence that is driving change

loss’ making services. 3.4 The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW), although welcome for employees,Paid for social care (as distinct from ‘free’ care from friends and relatives) is rationed via strict eligibility,criteria.

https://scvo.scot/p/15373/2017/05/23/scotlands-social-care-sector-the-financial-evidence-that-is-driving-change

CJS aim to create 700 jobs for young people in Scotland's third sector

Our team work incredibly hard with partner organisations to support both employers and employees, creating,Callum, 26, a CJS employee at Braveheart Industries said: “I was leading quite an unmanageable and chaotic,Lucy, 22, a former CJS employee at Young Enterprise Scotland said: “I graduated and was made redundant,Hear from more organisations and CJS employees about their experiences on our YouTube channel.To find,out more about Community Jobs Scotland, how to become an employer, or employee eligibility criteria,

https://scvo.scot/p/15971/2017/08/18/cjs-aim-to-create-700-jobs-for-young-people-in-scotlands-third-sector