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An interdisciplinary study of the law's influence on homecare work and the experiences of care workers in the UK. Drawing together interviews with analysis of legal documents and media reports, this highly topical text unpicks assumptions about care workers and identifies aspects of the law that are problematic in this work context.

The first male born of the first born Thibodeaux male has been prophesied to become the destroyer of worlds. Adelaide Thibodeaux, the Priestess Supreme of the Sister-Clan, has a sworn duty to protect the world, even against her own flesh and blood. Her powerful magic has kept the first male--her grandchild--hidden from everyone, including herself. A spell she cast at his birth binds his power, but as he nears his...

This open access book examines the increase in outsourcing, contracting and subcontracting as ways of organising work. It explores the impact of these employment arrangements on public safety, particularly when they are linked to complex supply networks in a range of engineering industries including oil and gas, nuclear power and aviation.

The brief provides practical recommendations on how best to manage arrangements that target short-term profitability and also maintain excellence in long-term safety outcomes. The brief is a source of advice for organisations on how to maximise...

The International Security Programs Benchmark Report presents and analyzes the findings of a broad survey conducted by the Security Executive Council of corporate international security programs. The report identifies the types of international security baseline programs in place for a range of company sizes, and describes the organizational perception of security's role and capability. The data suggest that international security programs are greatly affected by the company size and the location of the security department within the organization, whether as part of the executive,...

Are you fed up with feeling sick and tired? Have you identified an unwanted condition in your life? Think about what your life could be like if your depression was cured. In Overcome your Depression, author Jan Hayes provides a series of practical steps to overcome depression and anxiety.

Through a variety of exercises, strategies, and homework assignments, Overcome your Depression will enable you to become more aware of what patterns of thought are reducing your abilities, and it shows you how positive patterns of thinking are the key to overcoming depression. It will help you:

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There exists an entire world around us that cannot be seen. The human eye sees only about 2.5% of the electromagnetic spectrum, so a number of people have questioned what is hidden from us, and are exploring the invisible world around us. Trevor James Constable was a pioneer who began this work in the California desert in the 1950s, photographing what he considered to be UFO-type objects and strange biological creatures traversing the skies in the infrared part of the spectrum. Inspired by this work, Nik Hayes has taken it even further by recording both in the infrared and ultraviolet...