Apprenticeship Levy improves disabled talent pipelines
A recent roundtable hosted by the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has found that the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy offers employers a prime opportunity to improve disabled talent through the workforce. The event was attended by a diverse mix of representatives from private and public sector organisations including Amey plc, the Cabinet Office, the […]
Guest Blog, Sandra Kerr OBE: Why a diverse workplace is crucial to employers…
More women are in work than ever before; the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population is projected to rise to a quarter of people in the UK by 2051; and the increase in the state pension age will mean that more people will be in work for longer and there will be many generations […]
One in eight too ill or disabled to work at state pension age, TUC claims…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has revealed as a result of its recent report that approximately one in eight male and female workers are forced to put an end to employment before state pension age due to disability or ill-health concerns. The ‘Postponing the pension: are we all working longer?’ research found 436,000 workers who […]
Industry Spotlight: Will Brexit create further employment limitations for disabled people?
According to the diversity consultancy, The Clear Company – a contributor to the government’s Disability Confident campaign which was created in July 2014 – employment opportunities for disabled people in the UK are likely to come under further threat unless the government ‘prioritises the recreation of EU safeguards into British statute’. In regards to employment, […]
Industry Spotlight: Disabled people will find it twice as hard to re-enter the workforce, new report suggests…
The independent think-tank, Resolution Foundation, has revealed that people with disabilities who have been out of work for over a year will see their odds of returning to the workforce reduced at an approximate twice the rate of non-disabled people. The organisation’s report argues that current policy, focusing on the benefits distributed to disabled people is ‘seriously misguided’ and the assessment process analysing those who […]
