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• UK agency workers lose out on £500m a year in missing holiday pay

  30-11-2018 17:00
  Lack of alternative jobs is creating imbalance of power in workplace, report findsAgency workers are losing at least £500m a year in missing holiday pay and are being paid an average of 22p an hour less than employees for exactly the same work, an investigation into the fast-growing world of temporary work has revealed.Large parts of the UK economy, including transport, food processing and social care, rely on almost 1 million agency workers, 20% more than at the start of the decade. Trade
  
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• Witless ministers have hammered councils like austerity punchbags | Richard Vize

  30-11-2018 10:35
  There is no vision for local government beyond the bare basics. It’s an illogical position that will have miserable consequencesThe truth is finally out. Parliament has been told that ministers have no vision for local government beyond carrying out basic functions dictated by Whitehall.Even while cutting real terms local government funding by 49%, the government usually at least pretends it sees some wider role for councils in shaping the future of their places. But evidence from Melanie
  
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• New approaches needed for dementia care in young people

  30-11-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Research conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire outlines new approaches to care for people diagnosed with young onset dementia.
  There are currently around 42,000 people under the age of 65 living with young onset dementia (YOD) in the UK. Their support needs are different to the care required by older people. However, little is known about what should be put in place to provide age-appropriate care.
  In order to understand how services could be improved, academics from the Univ
  
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• Buckinghamshire care home celebrates its 10th anniversary

  30-11-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Icknield Court care home in Princes Risborough marked its 10th anniversary with a special ‘high tea’ to celebrate the unveiling of its refurbished café.
   
  Residents, families and members of the team gathered to enjoy a string duet and afternoon tea in the extended café area, which has been rejuvenated with new furnishings and carpet.
   
  The special milestone was also marked with the creation of a time capsule, including letters and photos from residents, which
  
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• Salisbury care home Christmas market raises money for local hospital

  30-11-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sue Aplin, Healthcare Assistant (left), and Jackie Cash, Clinical Lead, with ‘chocolate reindeers’ made by Braemar Lodge residents
  Volunteers who dedicate time to help Salisbury Hospital have thanked residents and staff at a city care home for staging a Christmas market in aid of their work.
  Colten Care’s Braemar Lodge devoted its fifth annual Christmas market to supporting the hospital’s League of Friends, raising nearly £600.
  More than 100 visitors attended the even
  
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