The British State Pension began in 1968 when Barbara Castle launched the “State Earnings Related Pension Scheme” (SERPS).
This pension scheme gave workers a pension of 25% of their pay on retirement, subject to full payment … Read the rest
Mother’s Day is on Sunday 30th March, 2014 in United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria and Bangladesh
It is however on 11 May 2014 in Australia, Canada and the United States.
Also:
Anguilla, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, … Read the rest
Sourced from: http://www.business.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/international-business/iban-bic
IBAN and BIC An IBAN or International Bank Account Number is your bank account number in a standard, internationally recognised format.
Used with your Bank Identifier Code (BIC) they help international payments to be processed automatically, making … Read the rest
A selection of the main differences in vocabulary usage between the British and the Americans in the English language. This is mainly taken from http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/british-american.htm
| British English | American English |
| anti-clockwise | counter-clockwise |
| articulated lorry | trailer truck |
| Aubergine | Eggplant |
| autumn | autumn, |
2013 from 1 October – £ 6.31 per hour (£ 239.78 per 38 hour week)
Hourly Minimum Rates
£ 6.31 Adult aged 21 and over
£ 5.03 18-20 year olds (Youth Development Rate)
£ … Read the rest
I have seen many sites showing Is Abergavenny in Herefordshire, yet some show it is in Monmouthshire.
It should be simple, it can’t be in both, can it ?
Abergavenny is in Wales.
Monmouthshire is in Wales.
Herefordshire is in … Read the rest
You don’t need to go without your old favourite magazines, when you leave the UK.
You can have them delivered. Here are some examples:
£5.10 : 25 Beautiful Kitchens : 25 Beautiful Kitchens delivered worldwide.
£5.74 : A Place In … Read the rest
The number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion more than doubled in the UK during the last tax year.
HM Revenue & Customs [HMRC] successfully just over twice as many taxpayers for tax evasion during 2012/13, when compared to the … Read the rest
Home Ownership levels are dropping in Australia
The proportion of Australian households who own their home – either with or without a mortgage – has fallen from a peak of 71.7 per cent in the early 1990s to 68.7 per … Read the rest
When I was younger, and needed a bit of extra money from the bank, short term, this short term loan was called an overdraft, and the charge that I paid to set it up was called an Overdraft set up … Read the rest