Good news from today's RCT Council Cabinet meeting – there are to be reductions in parking fees in the main town centres of Aberdare and Pontypridd, whilst smaller town centres such as Tonypandy and Mountain Ash are to benefit from free parking. Whilst we welcome this news there is a more cynical view which askes "why…
The A&E figures for December 2016 in Wales have been published and they do not make pretty reading. Whilst the Labour Health Minister continues to deny that the NHS in Wales is facing any sort of crisis, the figures and feedback from both medical staff and patients tell a different tale. In December only 82.9%…
Want to learn more about the most common mistakes made by social care employers when paying their staff? A brief guide for social care employers on the national minimum wage and national living wage is now available. The guide includes the five most common mistakes made by employers – and how you can avoid them….
The Health and Safety Executive has recently launched a new health strategy, with a focus on two areas that could have a big impact on businesses and staff working in the care sector – managing stress and musculoskeletal disorders. It's likely the HSE will look at work-related stress in the care sector because its statistics for 2015-16 show that stress is more prevalent in…
The next Local Election may be over 3 months away, however if you want to rid yourself of the sudden hassle of sorting additional childcare, arranging special transport, or asking the boss if you can come in late/leave early, then voting by post is the perfect option. However, you must register to vote by post first…
Officers from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are investigating a serious case of illegal tree felling in the Blackwood area. The remains of approximately 200 veteran hedgerow beech trees were recently discovered. This quantity of trees would have required a licence for felling from NRW, but an investigation has found that no such licence had…
