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When is an employer vicariously liable for the actions of its employees?

In two recent cases, the Supreme Court has considered the test for vicarious liability in employment and employment-like relationships to determine when an employer is liable for the acts of its employees.

In Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc, a customer had been subjected to a serious assault and racial abuse by the employee in his working hours and on company premises. The customer brought a claim in the County Court against Morrison’s which they contested, arguing that their employee was not acting on their behalf when the customer was assaulted. However, the Supreme Court disagreed.

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Job opportunity with Standing Together

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Administrator

Standing Together is recognised nationally as one of the most innovative domestic violence partnerships in the UK.

We are looking to appoint an Administrator with outstanding administration skills and the ability to use initiative and judgement in dealing with colleagues and partner agencies to maintain and promote the work at Standing Together.

As a key person in a busy team you will administratively support the work in delivering domestic homicide reviews and various Standing Together projects.

Salary: £21,840 (includes London Allowance) Full Time (35 hours per week)

 

Location: West London

 

To apply, please download the application pack available on our website at www.standingtogether.org.uk

 

CLOSING DATE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS: 5 pm, 19th May 2016

 

INTERVIEWS: 26th May 2016

 

For any queries, email admin@standingtogether.org.uk or call 0208 748 5717

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Domestic Abuse in BME communities Meeting

BME Health Forum  warmly invites you to their  next quarterly meeting on Domestic Abuse among BME Communities on the 25th May 10-1 at Greenside Community Centre, 24 Lilestone Street, London NW8 8SR.

We will explore the issue of Domestic Abuse from many different angles such as the barriers around housing, the particular difficulties for people with no recourse to public funds and the psychological issues for young people who have been exploited for domestic servitude. We have confirmed presenters from Al Hasaniya, African Women’s Care, Afruca, Justice for Domestic Workers and Standing Together. At the end of the meeting there will be an opportunity for delegates to give feedback to commissioners and providers about what we think the key issues are on this complex topic.

A hot and delicious lunch will be served at 12.30

Everyone is welcome.

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Job Opportunity with BIG Local

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Post: Big Local Manager
Salary: £36,183
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 3 years

 

Wormholt and White City Big Local is one of 150 Big Local areas, funded over 10 years to achieve lasting change in their community. Two years in, our Big Local is at an exciting point in its development and needs a dynamic, people friendly project manager to take us into the next phase. Key to success is someone who can work with our network of local volunteers to unlock the energy and creativity of local residents; make strategic partnerships with other local stakeholders including the statutory, private and voluntary sectors; support our established resident led partnership board to lead the programme and facilitate a visionary sustainability strategy which will leave a lasting legacy. Match funded by a local charity, we still have £1.6 million of our original £2 million to spend so opportunity abounds but we have the clarity of a plan and the stability of your established team of two staff.
This is a rare opportunity for a committed and passionate community development worker. If you have strong people skills and practical project management experience, we would love to hear from
You.
Committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity, we welcome applications that reflect the cultural diversity of the communities within which we work.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We would strongly recommend you view our website to get a better picture of what our board has achieved so far www.ourbiglocal.org.uk

Application will be with a CV and covering letter. For more information please contact: Mary@whitecityenterprise.org.uk
or call Mary Hennessy on 020 8743 4545.
Deadline: 10/05/16
First Stage Interview: 18/05/16 Second Stage Interview: pm 25/05/16

Job description

Person specification

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Youth Voice Panel Recruitment

We are writing to seek your help in recruiting a panel of young people to design and deliver new ways for young people to have their say on decisions about the services and activities on offer in Hammersmith & Fulham and inform the discussions taking place by the newly established Partnership for Young People.

I attach a flyer which provides some more information about the new young people’s panel and details on how to sign up We have set up an event on Eventbrite for young people to register with – the link is as follows: http://hfpartnershipforyoungpeople-youthvoicepanel1.eventbrite.co.uk

Details will also be posted on the “H&F Youth Involved” Facebook page and, once up and running, on the LBHF internet webpage.

Please do feel free to share the flyer and reference the Event Brite link in your communications. We have just two weeks to recruit a panel of approx 8 – 20 individuals with the first session on 10 May.

In addition, by the end of May, we hope to have a short film and questionnaire, developed by the new young people’s panel, to send out. We would very much appreciate your help in ensuring the young people that attend your project(s) get their opportunity to have their say by watching the film and completing the questionnaire. We’ll be in touch with more details once the young person’s panel is formed.

 

 

 

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SPACE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS

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Fulham Good Neighbours, a local charity with 50 years of experience in supporting older people, is now able to offer its hall to other small local organisations working in this field. If you are looking for wheelchair accessible space to run meetings/workshops or other activities for older people please contact Chris Mikata at chrismikata@fulhamgoodneighbours.org or on 020 7385 8850.

Fulham Good Neighbours are willing to offer the space for free initially, depending on circumstances of each organisation and work with you on building the hire costs into your future fundraising plans.

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Black on Boards: Open Evening promoting Board readiness in BME community

Black on Boards: An Open Evening 5th May

Black on Boards: Open Evening promoting Board readiness in BME community

Black on Boards is a project that seeks to recruit and strengthen,diverse, high potential talents from local Black and Minority Ethnic communities to make a contribution within UK private, public and non-profit boardrooms.
HFVC is hosting an open evening session where you will be briefed about this intriguing subject by the NIAS Director. This session will include two guest speakers and aims to give you an overview of Boardroom Experiences and Tactics, Speed Networking and Personal Experience of rising through the ranks. An interactive Q&A will follow this explanatory session. The event will take place:
Thursday 5th May 2016 from 6.30 pm to 9.00pm
At The Triangle, 5 Hammersmith Grove London, UK, W6 0LG

To register please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-on-boards-open-evening-promoting-board-readiness-in-bme-community-tickets-24618872711

Enquiries: connectingcommunities@hfvc.org.uk .

 

 

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Please help with research into the use of data by the sector

Charities and social enterprises in our area are being asked to take part in a research project into the use of data by organisations in the sector. You can help by answering a few simple questions online http://bit.ly/dataevolution .

The research is part of the Data Evolution project being run by the charity DataKind UK and the social enterprise Data Orchard.

The two organisations are trying to work out the challenges and opportunities different sorts of charities and social enterprises face to making better use of data.

They hope that this will mean that it will be possible to provide better advice, signposting and support to organisations at different stages of their use of data.

Emma Prest from DataKind UK explained:

“At DataKind we have seen first hand how transformative the smart use of data can be for charities. Data-driven decision making can save organisations money and increase impact. We want to understand how we can better support the social sector as they progress along their data journeys.”

Sian Basker from Data Orchard CIC added

“The results of this research could have far-reaching impacts on the effectiveness of the sector”

“We need to hear from the charities that haven’t considered what data might mean for them as much as those that are making lots of use of analytics. There are no right or wrong answers”.

You can sign up to be sent a reminder when the survey goes live. Just visit http://bit.ly/dataevolution

More information about the project is available at the project website http://dataevolution.org.uk/ or info@dataorchard.co.uk

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Your help needed towards a CAMHS redesign in Tri-Borough

The Anna Freud Centre has recently been commissioned by the North West London Clinical and Commissioning Group (CCG) Collaborative to carry out a needs assessment and service mapping in relation to children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. This will inform a CAMHS redesign in Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Tri-Borough (Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea). Please see the below letter from the North West London Collaboration of CCGs’ Strategy and Transformation Team.

It is vital that any service changes are made based on a comprehensive knowledge of what is being done now.

Therefore we are asking all local organisations which work with children and young people, parents, carers and families to complete the following surveys. Please distribute these links to the relevant members of your team:

  1. To be completed by a member of the senior management team. This survey asks questions about the service provided by your organisation, and the workforce you employ. For more information and to complete the survey, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NWL_7
  1. To be completed by all other members of staff, particularly those who provide training. This survey asks questions about your role in the organisation, any training you have provided, and training you have received. For more information and to complete the survey, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NWL_Training7

We would like to thank you in advance for your support. And of course we are keen to hear your views too. Your help in completing both of these surveys is crucial.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with (Nuno Nodin, Research Manager, Nuno.Nodin@annafreud.org, 020 7443 2983; Jeni Page, Project Manager, Jeni.Page@annafreud.org, 020 7443 2221)

 

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