Breakfast gathering, held in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, highlighted issue of in-work poverty and how credit unions can help.
Businesses in North Lanarkshire are being encouraged to sign up to credit union s as employer partners following an event held at ACS Clothing at Eurocentral.
The event was attended by local businesses who heard from representatives from The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Poverty Alliance and the Scottish League of Credit Unions, as well as some North Lanarkshire businesses that have already signed up to credit unions and about the benefits to their employees.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
They have 140 employees at their premises in Harthill and signed up as a credit union employer partner in 2020. ACS Clothing Ltd, the EU's largest Circular Fashion Hub, signed up as a credit union employer partner last year.As a neurodiverse person, diagnosed with ADHD, they struggle with executive function, a common issue faced by neurodiverse people, which can make saving money difficult.
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