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Disability charity creates free recruitment and training resource for disabled employers and their care staff
Independent Lives has launched PA Pages, an innovative online service which lists personal assistants looking for work as well as disabled employers looking for people to support them to live independently. Personal assistants provide social and...
Independent Lives awarded contract to provide support to East Sussex residents
Independent Lives has been awarded a contract from East Sussex County Council to provide support to disabled people in the county. The service will ensure that recipients of Direct Payments have access to support from highly...
Tyler’s story – a film about disability
Independent Lives is proud to present Tyler’s Story. Watch the full film online now. Shot locally in and around Worthing, ‘Tyler’s Story’ follows Tyler as he goes about his life, meeting friends, going to work, the...
Help to make disability awareness training mandatory for all public facing staff
Independent Lives is proud to join the Niamh’s Law campaign which is calling for all public facing staff to receive mandatory disability awareness training. The campaign is named after Niamh Jarvis-Smith, who died unexpectedly in 2020....
Join us as we watch Tyler’s story
Independent Lives is proud to present Tyler’s Story. Join us online on Thursday 16 June for the premiere. Shot locally in and around Worthing, ‘Tyler’s Story’ follows Tyler as he goes about his life, meeting friends,...
Get involved in a Skills for Care research project
Skills for Care is running a research project looking at how they support individual employers address recruitment and retention challenges. They are running research activities throughout March 2022, and are interested in hearing the views of...
Covid-19 guidance for employers and personal assistants
Personal assistants no longer need to legally self-isolate following a positive Covid test. Until Friday 1 April the Government are still advising that people who test positive for Covid follow the current guidance around isolation, which...
National minimum wage increased
From April 2022, the Government are set to increase the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage in accordance with the Low Pay Commission. The new rates are as follows: Rate from April 2022 Current rate...
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