Charity Matters July 2008 ISSUE 12

GREY WORKFORCE GROWS
Charity Age Concern is taking a test case to the European Court of Justice this month that would, if they are successful, allow workers to demand the right to continue in….

PRIME THINKING FOR YOU
Meanwhile in support of charity Kith and Kids a new fundraising project Prime Thinkers offers organisations a group of 8-10 mostly retired or semi-retired business….

UNFAIR DISMISSAL AT SCOPE
Disability charity Scope has admitted to a tribunal that it unfairly and wrongly dismissed the head teacher at its special residential school in Nottingham last April. (Private….

E-BAY IMPROVING?
Following pressure from the events industry and government bodies e-Bay internet auctioneers have agreed to ban the re-sale of tickets to free music events (Live UK)….

CREDITY CRUNCH BITES INTO GIVING
A charity summer ball staged by property speculator Grant Bovey and his wife TV presenter Anthea Turner was cancelled in April because Bovey felt his guests….

CHARITY GIGS
Around 200,000 people attended a free charity concert in Kiev, the Ukraine on June 14 at which Sir Paul McCartney performed. Millions more watched the concert on giant….

BOOM BOOM
In ten years time, baby boomers – those aged 44 to 61 and therefore born between 1946 and 1964 – will have 90% of the UK’s disposable income, making them a….