Capital Credit Union – a safe, ethical way to save and borrow
Looking for practical ways to make your money work harder? We're delighted to share details of two upcoming webinars from Capital Credit Union, designed to help employees improve their financial wellbeing and make informed decisions about saving and borrowing.
Who are Capital Credit Union?
As a member-owned, not-for-profit financial co-operative, Capital Credit Union provides competitive loans, mortgages, savings products including ISAs, and secure online and mobile banking. Membership is easy to apply for online or via the app.
Capital Credit Union has supported East Lothian employees for more than 35 years, offering a safe, affordable and ethical alternative to high street banks and high-cost lenders. Through the payroll savings scheme, employees can save from as little as £5 per month, deducted directly from salary. Our employees also have access to preferential borrowing rates on products such as the Christmas Loan.
Join a webinar
These forthcoming webinars are a great opportunity to learn more about the services available and how membership could benefit you and your family. The sessions will cover topics such as:
- the advantages of joining a credit union
- ways to save via Payroll
- affordable borrowing options – mortgages and loans
- how payroll savings schemes work
- practical tips for managing your finances
The webinars will take place over Teams:
- Tuesday 17 November: 12.30pm
- Wednesday 25 November: 4.00pm
To request a link to the Teams webinar, please email hwl@eastlothian.gov.uk
Reservist's leave: how to request and approve time off
Reservists' time off requests can now be processed through MyHR after 'Reservist's leave' was added to the system.
The policy allows for a maximum of 15 working days paid leave per year to attend the Annual Camp and/or training. Any further request for approved time off beyond 15 days will be unpaid.
Reservists in receipt of pay from the MoD during any council-approved paid time off work for training and Annual Camp must inform their line manager and HR of the amount of pay and this will be offset against their council pay for the duration of paid leave authorised for Annual Camp and/or training.
However, should Reservists choose to take Annual Leave from work for the purposes of attending Reservist training no offset of council salary will be made.
Managers can process and approve Reservist leave requests through MyPeople in the same way as special leave.