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Afternoons with Helen FarmerHave you got ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ regret?BNPL schemes boomed across the Middle East at the end of 2025 - but how many people are now waking up to the reality of putting off costs into the new year with fear? Financial coach Beth Clay talks us through how to get 2026 started out on the right financial foot. Meanwhile, Ruth Dance and David MacKenzie talk recruitment and team spirit in January, David Harkin of 8 Billion Ideas joins us to discuss motivation and imagination for kids, and we ask Pulmonologist Dr Rachel Kaminski about a new drug bringing hope to asthma sufferers…See omnystudio.co...
2026-01-051h 29
Wizards & SpaceshipsThe King of Horror ft. Troy Harkin
Happy Halloween! To celebrate all that is spooky and monstrous, we're joined by poet, novelist, and David's other podcast co-host, Troy Harkin, to talk about the master of horror himself, Stephen King. Also cocaine.
Show Notes:
Troy's website
ChiZine Publications
SK Tours of Maine
Two Old Farts Talk Sci-Fi
2024-10-151h 05
The Independent Living Group PodcastSatoBack in 2022, David Ashley and Rachel Harkin (with sound and visual engineer, Greg Morris), went on a mission around the UK to meet and talk to some of the ILG community steering group. We had some fascinating conversations with PA employers keen to impart their stories and explain why employing PAs has worked for them despite the many challenges faced along the way.
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...
2023-05-151h 05
This Is Not The PrologueTop 10 Books of 2022 [BONUS]In today’s special BONUS episode, I’m sharing my Top Ten BEST books of 2022. All the books mentioned have been listed below and bookish resources are linked. Book Resources:The StorygraphGoodreads Goodreads - Danielle’s profile (add me as a friend!)PangoBooks (check-out my personal bookshop)Book Talk, etc. Podcast Top Ten Books:#10 Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente#9 Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe#8 The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz#7 Tende...
2023-01-0631 min
What You Should ReadYou Should Read: Our Most Anticipated New Releases for March 2022Send us a textHey Should-Heads! March is going to be a Very Expensive Month, so it's good that we have a readathon to plan for! Look for the books mentioned in this episode on Libro.fm by using our affiliate link. When you buy using this link, you are supporting the podcast! AND if you use our code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout you can get your first two books for the price of one. Check out our recommendations here: https://libro.fm/playlists/2450 Links Mentioned: Britney Spears' book deal...
2022-03-0133 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastMary O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-HornMary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for January through April of 2022.Mary's selections:
The High House by Jessie Greengrass
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
The Houseboat by Dane Bahr
The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont
Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh
Memphis by Tara Stringfellow
Home or Away by Kathleen West
Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell
A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
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2022-01-131h 06
Perimenopause WTF?Heart Health in Perimenopause with Dr. Nicole HarkinWelcome to an exciting episode of the perry podcast with the wonderful host Rachel Hughes.
This time Rachel meets and talks with Dr. Nicole Harkin - board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol Doctor)
Rachel & Dr. Harkin talk about everything heart health and perimenopause - a must listen for every sister in the menopause transition.
Perimenopause can be a lonely journey - and it shouldn't be that way.
Join us in our free community app here to connect with like-minded warriors in th...
2021-11-1657 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastCapacityWhat 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?
In this episode we explore these issues from an employment law and social care legislation viewpoint and look at some recent case law.
For all documents and referenced links please visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-9-capacity/
2021-08-2734 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastWhistleblowingWhistleblowing is the term used when a worker passes on information concerning wrongdoing they have witnessed at work.
In this episode we delve into whistleblowing law in the UK and consider situations where it might be relevant to individual employers in receipt of Direct Payments.
For full show notes and documents please log in at https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-8-whistleblowing/
2021-08-1118 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastSome Other Substantial Reason (SOSR) DismissalIn 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.
For all attachments and show noted please visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-7-some-other-substantial-reason-sosr-dismissal/
2021-07-1329 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastTUPETUPE or not TUPE, that IS the question. What does TUPE mean and when does it apply to individual employers?
In this episode we explore how PAs employment rights are protected when individual employers decide to stop being an employer and use an agency instead or when a DP is replaced by a service directly commissioned by a funding body.
For full show notes and attachments visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-6-tupe/
2021-06-2930 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastAnnual LeaveRolled up holiday pay? Use it or lose it? Entitlement to leave or pay? In this episode we discuss and reflect on the rules around statutory annual leave and the recent Covid amendments. We also consider how best to calculate leave for a-typical workers and discuss the impact of the recent case law that tackled this issue head on.
For full show notes including links and attachments visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-5-annual-leave/
2021-06-1535 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastLive In CareWhat do we mean by live in care? Does it make a difference if the PA resides permanently in the employers home? In this episode we seek to define live in care as opposed to long stay shift work and examine the relevant legal frameworks applicable to individual employers.
For all documents referenced in this episode please visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-4-live-in-care/
2021-06-0137 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastEmployment StatusCan 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.
For all documents referenced in this episode please visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-3-employment-status/
2021-05-1837 min
RUN AT IT SHOUTINGCASTING DIRECTOR AMY JACKSON 30/03/2021Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Associate/Director, currently working as Associate for Amy Hubbard. She started her casting career working full time with Sasha Robertson and has gone on to work in a freelance capacity with some hugely respected Casting Directors, such as Kate Rhodes James, Rachel Freck, Julie Harkin, Jina Jay, Kate Dowd, Gemma Sykes, Rachel Sheridan, amongst others. Her most recent credits include, In My Skin (BBC), The Other One (BBC), Flack Series 2 (Pop and UKTV) Suspicion (Apple TV) and My Name Is Lizzie (Channel 4) She is currently working on BBC and HBO Max’s newly an...
2021-05-1049 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastReflections On The Sleep In JudgementAs a result of the judgement handed down by the Supreme Court in the Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake sleep-in case we now know for certain that a person is not doing time work for the purposes of National Minimum Wage (NMW) unless they are awake for the purposes of working.
This is the end of the road for anybody hoping the judiciary would support the position that time spent asleep at work, when you can’t leave the premises by pain of discipline, should be defined as time work for NMW purposes.
This episode looks at th...
2021-04-0133 minThe Independent Living Group PodcastCOVID-19 And Its Effects On Individual EmployersWe join a live webinar with David Ashley from Mark Bates Ltd and Rachel Harkin From ILG Support. They discussed all things COVID-19 related and its effects on individual employers.
For all related documents discussed please visit https://independentlivinggroup.com/episode-1-covid-19-and-its-effects-on-individual-employers/
Vaccination Advice Note
Roll Over Holiday Pay Advice
Updated Furlough guide
2021-03-1247 min
Anyone's Game: Women's football podcastPodcast, reports and reaction from Sunday's SWPL actionThis week we have tried something a little different with how we have reported on Sunday’s SWPL games. Give the podcast a listen to hear reports and reactions from all five games we had covered. Includes interviews with no less than 10 SWPL managers.Chelsea Cornet (centre) scored the only goal of the game as Rangers beat Hibernian. Image by Lorraine HillHead coach Malky Thomson praised Rangers’ patience as a Chelsea Cornet goal gave them a 1-0 win over Hibernian, then admitted they had been “surprised” by the hosts’ game plan.Cornet scored wit...
2020-11-0923 min
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekCoffee or Death, Radioactive Slippers, Literally Blinding BeautyThis week, No Such Thing As A Fish's James Harkin joins Rachel and Jess as a guest-host! The weirdest things we learned ranged from painting glowing, radioactive messages on your teeth to how Queen Nefertiti was the original influencer. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
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2019-11-2042 min