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No family support programs? Talk about leaving employees in the dark. A Better Alternative: Compt covers family-friendly activities, educational tools, and eldercare support through lifestyle stipends. Keep families at the heart of your benefits. Ready to brighten the future? #EmployeeBenefits #LifestyleBenefits #FamilyBenefits

As we look towards the UK Autumn Budget in the coming days, we hope to see the UK Government’s recent commitments that “every child should believe that success belongs to them” reflected in tangible investments. Local governments are invaluable in ensuring that essential public services meet the needs of children, young people and families in the UK. Therefore, we need multi-year stable funding for public and third-sector services to support essential preventative services for our social and economic outcomes and to increase vital partnerships with private sector support. We must continue to invest and prioritise children and young people’s futures. We would also hope to see further work around the proposed Children’s Wellbeing Bill act as a cross-government strategy to prevent siloed working in order to provide the conditions for children and young people to thrive.

Fresh off the press! final article of my PhD published today. time to write the kappa in peace..for those interested in social policy, activation, personalisation..and all the 'nice' magic concepts that intervene in the lives of the unemployed...and more

Friends and colleagues, Why do we need to share with colleagues, co-workers, friends, loved ones, etc about financial preparedness? The answer is; because you have seen it especially in the home care and home health world. You have seen every family who did not prepare for the cost of home care and this is just one of the many reasons why sharing this valuable resource makes a difference. You will be remembered as a colleague, friend, loved one or co-worker who made them leave a long-lasting legacy. For no-cost presentation via zoom of in person, pm to start learning this important tool! (Example below is a quote for a healthy, young person in GA, NY has 3 living benefits)

This Monday 8th July, I'll be at Blackwell's Bookshop Broad Street, Oxford talking about our new book, ACT NOW, with Professor Danny Dorling and Cat Hobbs. Act Now: A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract An inspiring manifesto offering a vital vision for our political future. We live in an age of crisis and decline. The right presents 'solutions' that only worsen the situation, driving a downward cycle in which desperation leads to despair. But the left is also to blame: progressive politicians have consistently failed to recognise both the urgency of people's need and their receptiveness to new solutions. In Act now, a team of leading researchers presents a compelling and achievable vision for a progressive future. They outline clear policies for welfare, health and social care, education, housing and more. Arguing for a rolling forwards of the state, they call for a new era of active citizenship and economic democracy, grounded in robust and resilient institutions. Only a comprehensive and integrated approach, based on clear evidence of feasibility and popularity, can provide a pathway to the secure, democratic and prosperous Britain of tomorrow. This book is the blueprint. It calls on politicians, pundits and the British people to act now. Contributors Common Sense Policy Group is a collective of leading figures from academia, politics and industry who share a common belief in the need for pragmatic reform to end our era of crisis. The group includes Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, and Danny Dorling, author of Shattered Nation, Jennifer Nadel FRSA Nadel, co-founder of Compassion in Politics and Cat Hobbs, Founder of We Own It. Manchester University Press Matthew Johnson Elliott Johnson Hugo Fearnley

The Get Britain Working White Paper has landed, outlining the government's plans to reform employment, health, and skills support. Lots to get into, but from an initial read through there is plenty of ambition and a welcome commitment to include the views of disabled people and those with health conditions as proposals develop. With much of the focus shifting to devolution and new trailblazers to explore locally-led integrated support, there will undoubtedly be challenges in implementation as we undergo such a step change. There are opportunities as well of course, and there is an encouraging emphasis on learning and evaluation to support local authorities and to develop the evidence-base for future programmes. I also know that there is a real commitment from all those working in this space, across sectors, to make this work and to help people access - and remain in - sustainable, rewarding, and secure employment which works for them. https://lnkd.in/eJPJipXZ

"Does 'machinery of government' have anything to do with organisational form in practice? For example: • A personal financial beneficiary of the state will apply to a Work and Income office run by the public service department, the Ministry of Social Development; • An arts sector financial beneficiary will apply to the Autonomous Crown entity, Creative New Zealand; • A tertiary education financial beneficiary will apply to the Crown agent, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC); while • A potential financial beneficiary for a community project might go to the Unincorporated Trust under the Public Finance Act 1989 Schedule 4, the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board. Do tertiary education providers really need more protection from politicians and government departments than, say, vulnerable sole parents receiving welfare benefits from Work and Income? If the Lottery Grants Board is more arm’s length because its funding is peculiar, why is the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and its peculiar funding system less independent?" https://lnkd.in/en7tmr66

Here’s something published by the Financial Post, May 14, regarding opposition by public servants to the Canadian Federal Government asking them to work at the office 3 days a week. “… Among the innumerable new human rights being claimed almost daily, one is conspicuously missing: the right not to be bothered by idiotic rights-ism. No, you do not have a basic human right to work at home three days a week … Employment 101: the employer gives you money and any other benefits the two of you agree on in exchange for work you do. What the work is and how it’s done are up to the employer. If you don’t like the conditions and compensation stipulated, you’re free to seek work elsewhere … opportunities for alternative employment continue to multiply. … an employer shouldn’t have to explain to a judge or labour tribunal why he has decided to structure the work of the organization this way or that. It’s the employer’s prerogative to decide what’s best for the organization without second guessing by jurists or social scientists… The same principles apply to protest camping. You do not have a basic human right to pitch a tent and set up camp wherever you please — not even if you really are registered in courses at the university where you decide to trespass. Universities have every right to determine how their property is used. It’s their property. Whether you can camp on it or not is up to them…”

What a year 2024. 365/365 The darkest, brightest year. Lessons Learned: 1. Think first about your source of income. Secure it with all your life. You cannot smile and dance with an empty stomach. In business stay professional (no family and friends) 2. Few people ( less than 3 ) really care about you ,your welfare. Make sure you identify them and spend quality moments with them. For me my mom and two friends. 3. Some people will be with you as long as they benefit from you. They are suckers. 4. The night before the day of glory is the darkest and longest. Some difficult situations propel us to move in the direction of our vision. Some bad happenings are great in disguise. 5. In all your endeavor, make sure you put your goals into writing ( manually / digital) it helps a lot. Roland Mensah Mozano F 68/0, Gomoa Eshiem Central Region.

The research presented in this book is focused on the identification and enhanced understanding of systemic issues in general (e.g., economic, organizational, environmental) and human behavior in particular (e.g., participation, commitment, responsibility) leading to resource misallocation, over-exploitation, and unsustainable outcomes. The approach used transcends conventional neoclassical welfare economics. Human behaviors, such as participation and commitment, and factors that influence and motivate those behaviors (e.g., economic, organizational, environmental) are central to any understanding of how to design for sustainable outcomes and for the mitigation/elimination of negative externalities. https://lnkd.in/gCsNGz4u