Changes to Employment Landscape
ILG have put together a guide detailing the potential changes to the employment landscape. The key word re zero-hour contracts is ‘exploitative’. Where […]
Category: PA Knowledge Base
Personal Assistant Summit
The first ever summit focused on the role of a PA was held in Sheffield towards the end of last year. The […]
How to get your Blue Light Discount Card
Blue Light Card have at last agreed to a route by which Employed Personal Assistants can get approval for their popular discount card by first […]
Preparing for Winter Resources
If you were unable to attend the ‘Preparing for Winter’ training session, run jointly by Doncaster Council’s Sustainability Unit and Public Health. The […]
Hoarding Disorders
Our staff attended a online information session “Hoarding Behaviours” delivered by Jo Cavalot from Hoarding Disorder UK. We thought would share the […]
Myth Busters
lENIL, Independent Living News have launched their Myth Buster on Personal Assistance. In it, they debunk certain beliefs about personal assistance. Take a look, […]
Personal Assistant Employment Status
National Direct Payments Forum have drawn up a report to look at the employment status of Personal Assistants, and others employed by Direct Payments […]
Free Training for PAs
Active Independence are running the following FREE 2 hour workshops for anyone interested in being a PA or working as one. Book […]
Who decides if my PA is employed or self-employed?
It is very important to understand that it is your responsibility to correctly decide the ‘status’ of your PA (that is, whether […]
Your Help is Required
We will be running a series of questions on our Active Independence PA Facebook page (and copied to the PA WhatsApp group) during January […]