Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced plans today (8 July) to prevent mass unemployment due to the ongoing pandemic, but charities say more needs to be done to support young people with disabilities.
This week (18-22 November) is Learning Disability Work Week, celebrating what great employees people with a learning disability make.
According to learning disability charity, Mencap, only six per cent of people with a learning disability are in paid employment. However, 60 per cent would like to be.
Today (4 November), the average disabled worker stops getting paid, relative to their non-disabled co-workers. As a result, today is known as the Disability Pay Gap Day.
Recent figures have highlighted that a record number of disabled people have been supported by the UK Government’s Access to Work scheme.
Every day, companies are driving disabled employees to reach their full potential in the workplace. Transport for London (TfL) has been committed to supporting their disabled staff for years, and want to continue to develop opportunities.
Leading software and digital companies Microsoft, Barclays, and Fujitsu are some of the first global employers to sign up to The Valuable 500, a new disability inclusion commitment.
As 10,000 businesses sign up to the disability Confident Scheme, Ministerfor Disabled People, Health and Work Sarah Newtonhas called on large businesses to reveal number of…
Committed to developing and retraining the best talent both on and off screen, the BBC has introduced a new programme for disabled workers eager to…
A Kirkcaldy MP has backed Leonard Cheshire’s latest campaign Change 100, which is working to get more disabled people into employment. At present this disability…
Former Paralympic swimmer, Liz Johnson has started a new business venture set to challenge assumptions about the role disabled people can play in the job…
It’s been just over a year since the government’s Disability Confident scheme launched, encouraging employers to up their game and modify their policies to make…
Employers are being urged to increase support for unpaid carers in the workplace, as workers fail to identify ‘hidden’ carers amongst their colleagues. According to…
Less than half of disabled people in Scotland are in employment, compared with 73% of non-disabled people, according to a report compiled by a group…
Five finalists handpicked by Sir Stelios each win £10,000 Companies on the shortlist are Mobiloo, MentalSnapp, Evenbreak, Review My Wheelchair and Katherine Fortnum Ceramics. Winner…