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Cruise Trips, Agency Workers, Driverless Cars

The sedate holiday that turned into a booze cruise and the retailer paying agency workers less than permanent staff. Plus who will be responsible for driverless car accidents?

It should have been a relaxing tour of the Greek islands, but turned out to be a young person's booze cruise. You can complain about flight delays and hotels, but what if the other people on your group holiday aren't what you expected?

A distributor in the supply chain for Marks & Spencer is accused of treating agency workers unfairly, by employing them on contracts that sign away their right to be paid and treated in the same way as permanent staff.

The cars of the future are likely to do the driving for you. But who will be responsible for any accidents? The passenger? The owner? The manufacturer or software developer?

Plus, the government is launching a Green Paper on giving people with learning disabilities and autism greater control over their care, as thousands remain in mental health hospitals, often hundreds of miles from their families.

The consultation runs until 29th May 2015.

To find out more go to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications

You can respond to the consultation online at: http://consultations.dh.gov.uk/

By e-mail to: norightignored@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Or by writing to:

Consultations Co-ordinator
Learning Disability, Autism and Mental Health Consultation
Department of Health
3rd Floor Area 313A,
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS.

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Fri 6 Mar 2015 12:15
成人快手 Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Dental Compensation

    Why patients of a dentist exposed for poor hygiene will be unable to claim compensation

    Duration: 05:59

  • Greek Holiday

    The cultural cruise that turned out to be a booze cruise.

    Duration: 07:26

  • Learning Disabilities Green Paper

    A consultation hopes to give people with learning disabilities more say about their care.

    Duration: 07:21

  • Coffee Machines

    The machinery and methods that mean we're spending less on instant coffee.

    Duration: 06:27

  • Agency Workers

    M&S has been accused of allowing the exploitation of staff in its UK supply chain.

    Duration: 04:59

  • Driverless Cars

    If the cars of the future won't have drivers, who will be responsible for accidents?

    Duration: 06:50

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  • Fri 6 Mar 2015 12:15
    成人快手 Radio 4

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