BUPA: Employers should help staff with debt worries - Published:28/12/07
Moving accounts from one store to another is "easy", according to the British Bankers' AssociationThe value of Christmas presents can "considerably" affect home contents insurance, warns NFU MutualAxa is launching My financial plan Day on November 21st in an attempt to give confidence people to take control of their financesThe health organisation says that more workers are calling helplines about financial problems than trauma or substance mistreatment issuesTony Urwin, occupational psychologist and general manager of BUPA mental Services and BUPA Wellness, comments that pressure is often a reason for calling in sick and that absence is at present costing UK businesses £13 billion a yearHe also suggests that populace with less debt concerns are likely to be more efficient in the workplace"A being whose financial prospect is uncertain is highly likely to feel pressurised and unable to manage," he explainedSome employers offer low-interest loans that can be paid back through salary deductions, he claimed, whereas others introduce helplines and additional habits of giving financial recommendationAccording to research by Thomas Charles and YouGov, 82 million British adults are in serious money owing and 21 million.
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Students advised to consider level of borrowing - Published:04/12/07
Moving accounts from one store to another is "easy", according to the British Bankers' AssociationThe value of Christmas presents can "significantly" affect house contents insurance, warns NFU MutualAxa is launching My Budget daylight hours on November 21st in an attempt to encourage people to take manage of their financesWith many leaving university with thousands of pounds worth of money owing, students have been urged to consider a number of factors when captivating out loans and creditJames Thorpe, a representative for HSBC, said that students often need to access money with a certain degree of "suppleness"However, while students themselves ought to monitor their finances, banks have a blame to ensure they do not lend more cash that they can afford, Mr Thorpe added"A scholar is borrowing money from a bank because they are unlikely to have a physically powerful income One of the things which students need to factor in now is borrowing enormous sums for other areas," he remarkedprevious in the month, James Falla, organization director of debt consultancy Thomas Charles, said that students may rely on big overdrafts and credit cards but often find that they do not have a great deal.
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John Lewis starts travel service - Published:28/10/06
Department store collection John Lewis has started its own travel brokerage and range of insurance goodsAvailable both online and over the telephone, the new services have been launched under the make name GreenbeeJohn Lewis said the move, marketed through a new magazine called basis, was a response to calls from customersThe firm, which also owns Waitrose, is the UK's main example of worker co-ownership, with all 64,000 permanent employees being partners in the company"Greenbee is bringing the same necessary values of trust, simplicity and overhaul of the John Lewis and Waitrose shopping experience to new areas of our clientele' lives," supposed John Lewis chairman, Sir Stuart HampsonGreenbee has teamed up with partner companies such as Axa, Expedia and See Tickets.
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