This newsletter is distributed to anyone selling in a Slivers-Of-Time
marketplace. Also, to those waiting for a market to start in their area who have registered at http://www.sliversoftime.com/
It will keep you posted on developments in this exciting new way of working. |
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IN THIS ISSUE |
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SLIVERS SPOLIGHT: NO PRESSURE
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SLIVERS FUTURES: PRIZE GIVEN
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TIP: ADDING HOURS
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CASE STUDY: RECORDS OF YOUR ROOTS
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SLIVERS SPOLIGHT: |
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No Pressure |
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Tony: Rambling Man
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“I want to keep my hand in with a bit of work, but I want to be able to go rambling on the moors if it’s a nice day. And I mustn’t work more than 24 hours a week because of tax on my pensions. And there’s a problem with a valve in my heart so I certainly don’t want any pressure.” That’s Tony Turner of Leeds explaining why he decided to start working Slivers.
Tony has worked constantly since leaving school at 15. For 25 years he was in the Army then he moved into Stock Control and Facilities work. He decided to retire at age 62 and just take 4 months off. But he wanted to stay in the labour market. “It’s not about cash” he says, “it’s about having a purpose”.
Now Tony, [Bookings: 15, Hours Sold: 250, Buyers: 3] works as he needs and when he’s had enough rambling. Leeds Council have used him for a range of archiving and office tasks. One of the City’s Housing Associations has deployed him for resident research along with other Slivers workers. Using the Hours Limiter in Slivers he knows there’s no risk he’ll go over the working hours permitted within the arrangements for his three different pensions.
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Prize given |
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Hutton: eyes off the prize
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Last Month, Slivers won the Prime Minister’s Award for Enterprise Catalyst Social Technology. That’s a bit of a mouthful. It’s basically about new technology that can fundamentally improve people’s lives. Slivers, of course, does that by allowing anyone who can’t hold down a normal job to work the hours they can be available around other commitments.
The Awards were announced alongside the PM’s Council on Social Action; looking for new solutions to old problems. After chatting with the PM, Team Slivers got the award from John Hutton, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Other award winners included the world’s first virtual nightclub for disabled people, a site that matches tutors and learners in communities, a social networking site for young gypsy travelers and a service that matches lift-seekers and drivers with empty seats.
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TIP: |
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Adding hours |
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Cartoon by Shamima Aktar Koli, Slivers-of-Time seller
[Bookings: 97, Hours Sold: 353, Buyers: 4]
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A Slivers-of-Time Booking can be extended if the buyer and worker agree. Each timesheet shows the original hours booked, others can be added. So can re-imbursement for any expenses the buyer has agreed to pay the worker.
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Records of your Roots |
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| Deep in documents: Leeds Town Hall |
You might have seen TV shows like “Who Do You Think You Are” which has celebrities tracing their roots through old family documents. Those shows have led a lot of viewers to start tracking down paperwork about their ancestors. And that means extra work for Registrars’ Offices around the country. In Leeds at least, they’re able to use Slivers workers to cope with the demand.
“Mondays and Fridays are our busiest days” says Leeds City Council’s Chief Superintendent Registrar, Stephen Coupe. “We get people coming in to register births or deaths or to arrange a marriage. But we also have records going back to 1837 and customers are coming in to get copies”. Stephen started using Slivers help 5 months ago and has been pleased with the results.
He explains “we walk someone through the records system for a couple of hours and they can usually cope with the simpler requests straight away. Then we progressively show them how to locate the older documents until they can access any file.” Stephen’s full time staff perform about 30 marriages a week as well as handling updates to registers. Having Slivers workers on call helps him cope with the demand for less immediate paperwork.
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September 2008
Published on the last Friday of the month |
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Slivers-of-Time Working: the basics
Marketplaces for Slivers-of-Time are for:
- Anyone who wants to work around other things in their life, such as:
-childcare
-studying
-part-time work
-caring for adult
-medical commitments
- Organisations who need top-up workers at short notice, for short periods:
-councils
-caterers
-retailers
-logistics supplier
Benefits:
- Sellers: do whatever odd hours of work they want and quickly build skills, experience and a track record they can print at any time.
- Buyers: access a self-selecting pool of local people who choose to work in a way that demands flexibility and rewards reliability.
Signing up:
Anyone who wants to know when a market-place is starting in their area should enter their details at:
www.sliversoftime.com
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