by Helen P. Stephens | 3 Jun, 2022 | Blog |
Moving the motion: Sick Pay for All. Conference, Helen Stephens, Self Employed North, and Chair of Community’s self-employed section committee, speaking to the motion on Sick Pay for All. We know that there are over 4.2 million Self Employed Workers in the UK. We know...
by Helen P. Stephens | 3 Jun, 2022 | Blog |
Fringe event – Why Unions Play a Crucial Role in Solving Issues Faced by the Self-Employed. Hi everyone, I’m Helen Stephens, Chair of the Self-Employed Section. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of saying that. Because even as recently as 6 months...
by Helen P. Stephens | 11 May, 2022 | Blog |
Last month I was elected Chair of the new Self Employed Section at Community Union. It was unexpected, to say the least, there are more experienced Trade Union members with more connections, but it is a huge honour to have been elected by the rest of the committee and...
by Helen P. Stephens | 25 Mar, 2022 | Blog |
Every week, I get lots of emails asking for advice and ideas for grant applications. “There’s this fund, can you think of something we can do to apply for for it?” And the short answer is: “No.” If you read the guidelines on a grant...
by Helen P. Stephens | 13 Jun, 2021 | Blog |
Isn’t it always the way, that when you have nothing much to say, you have lots of time to write blog posts, but when you have lots to write about, it’s because you’re so busy, you don’t have the time to write it all down. If you live in...