Cruise Trips, Agency Workers, Driverless Cars

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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: [email protected] 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.