The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
If you have been given notice of redundancy and have at least 2 years’ worth of continuous employment, you are entitled to take reasonable paid time off work to look for a new job.
When you pay part of your salary into a workplace pension, your employer and the government will contribute too. Each employer contributes a different amount, and the Government gives tax relief on your lower salary, where the saving on your income tax is paid into the pension. This is known as “salary sacrifice”.
Picture a future you want. It can be next weekend or in ten years. Have a clear picture of what it is that you want – write it down or draw pictures. Make sure you have really clear images of the future you want and how you might obtain it.
Wasting time can be addictive; the more you do it, the more excuses you find to keep doing it. Being able to resist short-term pleasure creates time for you to work towards long-term goals.
Council Tax helps pay for local services like policing and rubbish collection. Council Tax applies to all domestic properties, including houses, bungalows, flats, maisonettes, mobile homes and houseboats, whether owned or rented.
A quarter of smoke alarms in the UK don’t work because they’ve had their battery taken out. Working smoke alarms save lives.
During school holidays 13 to 14 year olds may work a maximum of 25 hours per week. This includes a maximum of five hours on weekdays and Saturdays, and a maximum of two hours on Sunday.
If you build up 12 or more penalty points on your driving licence within a period of three years, you’ll be liable to be disqualified under the ‘totting-up’ system. Generally, you can be disqualified from driving for: six months if you get 12 penalty points or more within three years, 12 months if you get a second disqualification within three years, or two years if you get a third disqualification.
If your employer has selected you for redundancy you must be given a notice period before your employment ends unless your employment contract says your employer can pay you for what you would have received during the notice period.
You are the sum total of your life experiences so far – so you don’t need to relive negative past experiences or carry them around with you any more. Take the lesson from each one, and learn to release it from your thoughts.