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Last broadcast on Wed, 28 Sep 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Are unpaid work trials, and zero hours contracts fair ways to assess skills and manage unpredictable work patterns, or exploitation? Winifred Robinson finds out.
More about Richard Desmond's Hospital Lottery - is it set to challenge the National Lottery?
We find out whether having a lodger can affect your insurance.
The government is withdrawing elderly and disabled concessions on coach travel in England, but the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament aren't. We find out what impact this will have on travellers.
Reevoo has launched a mark to guarantee authentic social media content. We find out why it is needed, and whether it will work.
And ahead of the Office of Fair Trading report into off-gas grid domestic energy market we look at the effectiveness of price comparison for this part of the market, and whether customers off grid should be buying now, or waiting till the winter.
Producer: Rebecca Moore.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Richard Desmond's new Health Lottery - the organisers respond to accusations of profiteering.
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Chapter 2
From November passengers flying economy class to America from Belfast International airport will pay just a fifth of the air passenger duty people flying from the rest of the UK have to pay.
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Chapter 3
Are zero-hours contracts and unpaid work trials fair? We hear from a listener about her experience.
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Chapter 4
Will a new quality mark help you trust online reviews? The CEO of a company called Reevoo explains how it works.
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Ahead of the OFT full report into off-gas grid domestic energy market Pauline McCole reports from Cornwall about the off-gas grid and what effect events in Libya will have on heating bills.
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Chapter 7
From November, pensioners and disabled people in England will not be able to travel half price when they go by coach. Is the government protecting the most vulnerable?
Broadcasts
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Wed 28 Sep 201112:00
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Wed 28 Sep 201112:04
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