The prime minister faces surmounting pressure from EU, and chancellor Rishi Sunak sets out new plans for employee wages in local lockdown areas. Meanwhile, Absolute Support London details their care plan and client employment opportunities, endeavouring to stay sustainable in 2020.
Leadership in Focus
Margaret Toner, the founder and director of Absolute Support London, the adult support centre set up in 2015, has spoken of her desire to ensure adults with learning difficulties and mental health issues have a place at the heart of society.
Writing in The Parliamentary Review Ms. Toner stated: ‘Our company’s aim is to ensure that none of the people we support are defined by their disability but are seen as the incredible individuals they are, who are valued members of their community.’
At the forefront in their field, ASLL were given the highest marks they could have achieved in their 2018 Care Quality Commission inspection. They achieved this through a four-step approach to client care:
· To provide support and supervision with an “independent living” philosophy, delivered in a home-style environment.
· To continue to develop a sound model for providing training and employment opportunities in social care through our STEPS programme.
· To work with elderly people to provide home-based support and offer companionship.
· Finally, as a number of our clients are passionate about cooking and having fun, we are establishing a café with soft play, to provide further training and employment opportunities in catering, hospitality and potentially childcare.
ASLL identified a lack of employment opportunities for their clients so decided to develop a new branch of the company called ‘STEPS (Supported Training, Employment Project for Success).’ In combination with another local agency (RHLT) and the local community college (RHACC), they now provide training in health and social care alongside work experience in residential and community settings. So far this has led to three learners acquiring paid employment.
Leadership Today
The Telegraph reports that Boris Johnson is facing the ‘moment of truth’ as European Council president Charles Michel pressures Britain to make significant steps in the Brexit negotiations regarding following EU rules on state aid and fishing rights.
It comes as the PM has only a week remaining to obtain a post-Brexit trade deal. Mr Johnson said the two sides should ‘move on’ if nothing is agreed the upcoming EU summit.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a new job support for workers in areas that are affected by local lockdowns.
Mr Sunak is set to announce that Government will pay two-thirds of employees’ wages for companies that are forced to shut down due to local lockdown.
The new measures have been revealed as the latest GDP figures showed little economy growth in August at only 2.1pc. Previously there was the expectation that lighter restrictions would produce a larger surge of prosperity.
Leadership in History
On this day in 2001, U.S President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
