Explore the benefits of Credit Unions
As a NLC colleague you can access the benefits of a credit union straight from your salary. Both Scotwest Credit Union and Thistle Credit Union services are available to all colleagues.
Credit Unions offers loans, mortages, debt consolidation and savings accounts similar to banks however they are financial mutual and therefore member owned. Find out more below.
Wondering why Credit Unions are so popular?
Saving on pay day
Great saving options straight from your salary.
The best time to put a bit of money aside is just after you’ve been paid and with a credit union account saving is easier because the money comes straight out of your pay.
If you’re not in the habit, it’s really hard to know where to start with saving. Many of us pay all our bills at the start of the month when we’ve got money, then save whatever we’ve got left at the end of the month.
But actually, research has shown that people who save the day they’re paid, often have far more success.
Great loan rates
With Credit Unions focus on helping improve the financial lives of their Members, particularly during these uncertain times, they seek to help you with a range of fair and ethical loans for whatever you need right now.
Credit Unions provide a wide variety of loans from a fast £500 to car loans and debt consolidation loans plus more.
They can also include the additional free benefit of Life Savings Protection, which can be a real financial comfort to your loved ones should you die.
More Credit Union options
Please note there are a further thirteen smaller more local based credit unions across North Lanarkshire and further details of them can be accessed at Association of British Credit Unions Limited and Scottish League of Credit Unions.
Cycle2work is a salary sacrifice scheme. The discount comes from paying off the bike cost straight from your salary. This means you save on tax and national insurance with the bike cost going through as a non cash benefit.
The mylifestyle portal provides colleagues access to wide variety of savings all in one place.
Got a query or a question then check out the supports that are available:
By the end of the 90-minute session you will:
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Hundreds of NLC colleagues are riding bikes they initially got through Cycle2work. In the video Claire Grierson from the Craigneuk Family Learning Centre shares her experience of getting a bike through Cycle2work and on the right Mairi MacVicar a Active School Co-ordinator also shares her experiences.
Clients will be required to arrive at their designated appointment time. There are no waiting areas open.
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Put your trainers on and catch up with a colleague for a walking meeting following socially distancing guidelines. Even if you aren’t working close to colleagues geographically just plug your headphones into your phone and you can get walking and talking 🙂
Agree a lunch date with the team and have a blast with a virtual team lunch cook along. Take your digital device into the kitchen to enjoy everyone’s company over lunch whilst you cook up and eat in the comfort of your own home!
Many colleagues now working remotely have really missed the chance office encounters with team colleagues they maybe didn’t directly work with. That’s those brilliant brief conversations with team members who you hot desked next to or had a chance discussion with in the lift or at the water cooler.
Whether you have the voice of a songbird or sound like some ball-bearings in a blender, singing can have some remarkably positive effects.
Can I keep using reloadable discount cards I have with the previous shopping discounts platform?
There are four different ways you can get a discount depending on the retailer:
eGift cards
Online codes – instant discounts
Discounted retailer websites
