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On the 30th June, we hosted a Community Shares Practitioner Meet-up in Hebden Bridge in the Calder Valley, a town known for its crucial place in co-operative history. Nowadays, it continues to be a…

Co-operatives UK is a Community Ownership Fund (COF) delivery partner and John Dawson, Head of Market Development in our Community Shares Unit, spoke to a community benefit society (CBS) about their…

On 15 July, we hosted a Community Shares Practitioner Meet-up in Bristol – here's what we learned.

Today is July 2. It is the International Day of Co-operatives – the 100th one in fact. It is a day of celebration – to show people in the UK and across the world about the unique contribution of…

An update on all things Community Shares from John Dawson, Head of Market Development for the Community Shares Unit at Co-operatives UK.

A number of changes have been implemented in England concerning the requirement to isolate under the pandemic.  Changes are afoot in Scotland and Wales. 

Our Head of HR Services, Tim Knowles, takes a look at the pay outlook for the coming months and considers the likely increase to the National Living Wage from April 2022.

A mountainous two-day hike into the Knoydart peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland, takes you to one of the most remote communities in the UK – and the mainland’s most remote pub (the Guinness…

Gary Morrison, Senior Lawyer at Co-operatives UK, outlines some key learnings for the HR sector with this case law update.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or furlough scheme) has been in place in the UK since March 2020.

The official ‘work from home if you can’ order ended on 19 July, albeit that government guidance states that it ‘expects and recommends a gradual return over the summer’.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, there has been an increasing awareness of long covid, the phenomenon where some individuals who contract Covid-19 go on to experience debilitating symptoms for…

This blog uses a recent case study to highlight to the importance of effective project management when it comes to digital transformation projects, especially when they do not go as planned.

This blog looks at the rise in interest of Sociocracy being used within co-operatives in the UK.