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With Christmas around the corner and in anticipation of office closures over the festive period, we are asking that if you have the ability, to send us an advance notice of any changes to your December payroll by 13th December 2021 We appreciate that this may require you to make a forecast that might later

We recently recognised the long service of two of our loyal employees who have been working at CILNI since the organisation was established in 2001. Debbie and Irene were both appointed as CIL Belfast employees in August 2001, the same year the charity was established.  (CIL Belfast changed its name to Centre for Independent Living

Getting ready for university life can be tricky. Knowing all the things to get ready before you go will help make the transition a lot easier. Most people start thinking about university well over a year before they end up going. There is certainly a long build-up awaiting results, confirmation of places, putting support in

It was with profound sadness that we learned of the death of Bill Riddall on Friday 26 March 2021. Bill was an early recruit to the Board of the Centre for Independent Living and served the organisation for over 19 years as Trustee and Honorary Treasurer. Following a distinguished career in banking with the Lloyds

Finding and retaining good Personal Assistants (PAs) can be a challenge for all employers and is one of the topics regularly discussed when getting started with Direct Payments. Below we look at advice and tips from some employers on how to be a good employer and how to avoid a high turnover of staff. When

The table below shows the new National Minimum/ Living wages for the new 2021 tax year. The National Minimum Wage and the National Living wages is the amount of money that you must by law pay an employee per hour. Wage Bands            New rate           (from 1 April 2021)

While CILNI’s primary focus is on directly supporting disabled people, as an organisation we fully recognise that many of our service users have important relationships with valued family members and friends who provide essential daily support.  This DoH information is to help direct them to sources of help they could find very useful during the

CILNI welcomes Health Minister, Robin Swan’s announcement that social care workers are to get a “special recognition” payment of £500 for their work during the pandemic.  He has described carers as “among the greatest unsung heroes” of the pandemic. The minister added that he recognised the payment may pose challenges for some of the lower-paid

-CILNI operates an Advice, Information and Advocacy service on independent living for the Health and Social Care Board as part of a one-stop-shop service for Direct Payment users across NI. -CILNI provides a range of complimentary services, besides payroll processing, to support individuals to manage their employment responsibilities through the use of Direct Payments -CILNI

With Christmas around the corner and in anticipation of office closures over the festive period, we are writing to ask that you send us an advance notice of any changes to your December payroll by 11th December 2020. We appreciate that this may require you to make a forecast that might later be inaccurate but