• Voscur and Learning Curve New Skills Audit (March 10) Click here to find out more
  • Skills Third Sector is a new website that focuses on skills support for people who work in the Third or Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector.   It is set up to to enable people in third sector organisations to have the skills to make an ever growing contribution to their communities. To find out more Click Here
  • NCVO have a resource called HRBANK which has an extensive list of sample and template policies including checklists and case studies. Their extensive bank of model Job Descriptions is also listed, specific ones are available on request.
  • NJC Payscales 2009/10 (navca information sheet) - Final agreement has been reached on the scales for 2009/10. In general, they represent a 1% increase, but there is a higher increase for some of the lower scale points. 
  • Regional Work. Voscur is part of the Regional Workforce and Governance Advisory Group which meets to look at regional needs. This is supported by South West Forum
  • Employment Law and Health & Safety Advice and Support Services: 
    • Charity Builder UK (CBUK)is a webbased toolkit that will guide you through keys areas of Human Resources and Health & Safety, as well as signposting and giving advice the software can help you tailor and produce documents.  You will also find practical advice on insurance, governance and volunteering.  To register for this free to Voscur members service please click here or email melanie.wright@tennysoninsurance.co.uk
    • Peninsula on the other hand provide a 24/7 advice service giving telephone support for Employment Law issues and Health & Safety with Employment Tribunal.  Voscur (and Navca) have used Peninsula during organisational restructuring and proved their services to be excellent.  To find out more please contact Rebecca McDougall at Voscur 0117 9330503