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Revealed: the scandal of Parkinson’s patients being financially punished

NEWS 20 July 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Living with the illness not only takes a huge physical toll but also impacts financially to the detriment of family and friends

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-scandal-of-parkinsons-patients-being-financially-punished

Charity workers less likely to get living wage than everyone else

NEWS 7 November 2017 by Susan Smith

Management

More than a quarter of people working for UK charities are not paid the living wage, compared to just a fifth of the rest of the population

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-workers-less-likely-to-get-living-wage-than-everyone-else

New sleepover ruling could save social care charities millions

NEWS 13 July 2018 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Social care bodies say new Court of Appeal ruling could absolve charities of millions of pounds of back payments for sleepover shifts

https://tfn.scot/news/new-sleepover-ruling-could-save-social-care-charities-millions

Social care “postcode lottery”

NEWS 24 January 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A charity has called for charges for non-residential social care for people with Parkinson’s and other long term conditions to be scrapped

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-postcode-lottery

Road to becoming… a self-employed consultant

FEATURE 22 February 2019 Guest post

Management

Road to becoming… a self-employed consultant

https://tfn.scot/features/road-to-becoming-a-self-employed-consultant

What’s behind the missing million voters?

OPINION 30 July 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Willie Sullivan says people chose not to vote not because they think life is fine but because they lack faith in the power of the ballot box

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-behind-the-missing-million-voters

Six reasons to go on Scotland’s Climate March

LIST 23 November 2015 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Feeling disillusioned by global leaders' failure to agree tough climate targets? This is exactly why you should march on 28 November in Edinburgh

https://tfn.scot/lists/six-reasons-you-should-be-on-scotlands-climate-march

Chief Encounters: Oonagh Aitken of CSV on the importance of good punctuation

FEATURE 6 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Management

Volunteering and learning charity chief spells out why she jumped ship from the private sector to voluntary role

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-oonagh-aitken-of-csv-on-the-importance-of-good-punctuation

Volunteers as human rights defenders?

OPINION 12 October 2023 by Sarah Latto

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Sarah Latto on Volunteer Scotland's response to the Human Rights Bill

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteers-as-human-rights-defenders

Burning issue: should private schools be charities?

NEWS 2 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell

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TFN asked two prominent figures to explain whether they think private schools should be allowed to apply for charity status or not

https://tfn.scot/news/burning-issue-should-private-schools-be-charities

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What’s behind the missing million voters?

Six reasons to go on Scotland’s Climate March

Chief Encounters: Oonagh Aitken of CSV on the importance of good punctuation

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