The Independent Living Group Podcast

Sato

15 May 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 5 mins

direct payments, ilg, individual employer, personal assistant, personal health budget

Sato employed a team of PAs to support her late husband Lawrence who had a Personal Health Budget from the NHS. She lives in Southwest London. Sato has been an influential member of the ILG Community Steering group since its inception, despite playing down her involvement at any given opportunity!

Jade

19 October 2022  |  Season 2  |  52 mins 31 secs

direct payments, ilg, individual employer, personal assistant, personal health budget

Jade lives in Essex and is the chairperson of the ILG Community. Passionate about supporting PA employers and bringing people together, Jade has employed PAs for several years. We caught up with Jade (and her cats) in her home, to hear her story.

Agnes

19 October 2022  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 43 secs

direct payments, ilg, individual employer, personal assistant, personal health budget

Agnes Hadden lives in Scotland and has employs PAs to support her son to live independently and is the Scottish representative on the ILG community steering group. Agnes has channelled her experience employing PAs into her career by working as a DP advisor for many years. We travelled north of the border to speak with her about her experiences.

Capacity

27 August 2021  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 22 secs

capacity, direct payments, health budget. independent living, individual employer

What happens if a Direct Payment recipient/individual employer lacks capacity? How is a person’s ability to manage being an employer assessed and what are the implications when a suitable person is managing on behalf of someone else?

Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR) Dismissal

13 July 2021  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 34 secs

employment law, individual employer, sosr

In this episode we discuss the application of SOSR dismissals when advising individual employers with reference to some recent cases.

SOSR applies when something significant has happened to warrant a dismissal, perhaps the funding body are putting pressure on the employer to part company with a PA or the relationship has broken down between the cared for person and the worker.

TUPE

29 June 2021  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 46 secs

independent living, individual employer, tupe

TUPE or not TUPE, that IS the question. What does TUPE mean and when does it apply to individual employers?

Employment Status

18 May 2021  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 42 secs

direct payments, employment, health budget, individual employer

Can a PA ever be truly self-employed? What impact if any does the recent Uber judgment have for individual employers? This episode considers these questions and explores the issues they raise.