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New campaign showcases how DWP work coaches are helping jobseekers find work A new campaign showcasing how Work Coaches are helping job seekers back into work through a government website has been recently relaunched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The campaign aims to increase usage of the JobHelp website, as well as raising awareness and increasing uptake of the Work Coach support, gov-
ernment skills, employment and support programmes and training courses available to those eligible. DWP’s ‘jobs army’ of Work Coaches, including 13,500 additional recruits taken on since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, are using online resource JobHelp to tackle unemployment in the UK. The JobHelp website
opens up the expertise of DWP Work Coaches to job seekers who are unable to claim Universal Credit (UC), while offering UC an online customers resource to refer back to throughout their job search. Over 58% of Black Asian Minority Ethnic workers have had their employment affected since the start of the pandemic, compared to
47% of white workers. Bangladeshi’s are most affected with 80% reporting a change in their employment circumstances, compared to 58% of Pakistani’s; and 55% of the UK’s Indian population. Furthermore, women across all ethnicities have been disproportionately affected compared to men. Overall, 52% of women
have seen their employment affected as a result of the pandemic compared to 45% of men. This includes 70% of Asian women, who have reported a loss in income or change to their employment situation. “As restrictions ease, organisations across the country will increasingly be looking for new people to join them. If you’re applying for work, the JobHelp
website can help you find these vacancies and support you with every stage of your application,” says Mims Davies MP, Minister for Employment. “We know this has been a challenging time, but we are serious about supporting Britain’s workforce as we build back better.” For more information about JobHelp, visit https://gov.uk/jobhelp
Linkage between football Farani Taylor Solicitors help matches and rise in domestic PIA win a case at the Supreme Court of England abuse cases According to Metropolitan Police officers, there is a connection between football games and a spike in domestic abuse cases. More than 67,000 people have been arrested by the police in the previous year. However this year, cases have reduced and there was no rise even during Euro 2020. Met Commander
Melanie Dales told Daily Mail, “We have additional resources arranged to deal with the increase in cases. Whenever there are any big football events and if the country loses it, we found that there is a spike in domestic abuse cases. Generally, we think about the women being the sufferer but we should equally recognize male victims and
treat those with the same seriousness.” According to the Scotland Yard, due to lockdown domestic abuse has increased by 3.3 per cent who live in the same household. Between August 2020 and July 2021, around 1,404 domestic violence protection orders were issued – a rise of over 71 per cent in the last year.
Hindu Council of Wales host Raksha Bandhan in Cardiff The Hindu Council of Wales celebrated Raksha Bandhan on Sunday 22nd August in Wales with members of the armed forces. The event was organised by the Hindu Council of Wales in conjunction with the Indian Honorary Consul Raj Aggarwal. As per previous years, the event was to show support and thank the armed forces, emergency services and community leaders for their valuable contribution to the community. The dignitaries attending included, Sgt Paul Higgins, Col Sion Walker, Lt Cdr Suzanne
heavily relied on the sale of flight tickets as well as anybody else who would call the travel agency to book a ticket to Pakistan. Managing Partner Farhan Farani of Farani Taylor Solicitors confirmed that the impact of the judgment is enormously huge in English Law. He
added: “This decision effectively resets the boundaries of duress and will have major ramifications for commercial negotiations in future. PIA would have ended up paying huge commissions retrospectively from 2012 and it would have opened floodgates for them."
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Five judges at the Supreme Court of England have ruled in favour of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in a landmark case. The ruling said that the Pakistani national airliner was right to use lawful act under economic duress on a British Pakistani travel agent while enforcing a new contract for the sale of tickets to Pakistan in 2012. PIA was presented by Farani Taylor Solicitors, which is being called one of the longest-running cases against the claimant times travel a small familyowned travel agency in Birmingham. This case goes back to the time when PIA was the only airline that operated direct flights between the UK and Pakistan. The Pakistani community
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Council of Wales Chair Vimla Patel, Indian Honorary Consul Raj Aggarwal, and Lord Lieutenant for South Glamorgan Morfudd Meredith. Speaking at the event at the Sanatan Mandir Community Centre in Cardiff on Sunday afternoon, Raj Aggarwal said: “It is such a special moment to be able to enjoy each other’s company today. It’s been so long that we’ve not been allowed to have any events or celebrations, and it’s something that’s been greatly missed. It’s great to see so many familiar faces here today. It is dedicated to friendship, mutual support, and protection for each other. The event has been a superb opportunity to reaffirm the strong bonds of brotherhood and emphasises the core values of courage, discipline, care and affection."
Social Education Voluntary Association (SEVA) Trust UK, a Bedford based charity supported by SEVA Trust UK (India) who are working for the betterment of education, health and environment has opened a new office and an e-learning centre in the state of Haryana in India which was inaugurated by Tilak Raj Gulati a renounced social activist and Chairman of Manav Kalyan Samiti, an
NGO involved in a wide range of charitable work in the state. Founder Chairman of SEVA Trust UK Charan Sekhon, said, “We have supported over 700 students and over 300 families in the UK facing hardships during Corona pandemic. In addition to all the community support work SEVA Trust teams are doing in the UK, we are trying to play our sincere part in serving com-
munities in India and set up SEVA Trust India Team. This new office and e-learning centre is another positive step to reach out to more students and needy people in north India. We feel it is important to support the rural youth, girls empowerment and developing technical skills at the early education stage to ensure a proper future for the youth from disadvantaged families.’’
Gurkhas end hunger strike after 13 days After 13 days of going on a hunger strike. British Army veterans who protested at Downing Street against the Gurkhas’ unequal pensions, the protesters have ended the strike. A spokesperson at the Ministry of Defense told BBC that the department was happy, and hope to move forward together. The BBC also reported that Mr
Gurung who is 60 years old and belongs to Basingstoke, Hampshire was taken to hospital on Wednesday after his heart rate went down, but he was later discharged. Mr Gurung is one of the protesters who has been protesting on a wheelchair with fellow ex-soldier Gyan Raj. Gurkha Equal Rights Twitter handle tweeted,
“The government has struck a deal with the Nepal Embassy for a government to government dialogue 13 days of fast and to death, the hunger strike has now been called off. Thank you everyone for your support and love.” The protest included almost 100 People who marched in support of the Gurkhas.
