Landmarc reaffirms commitment to armed forces communities employment
Landmarc Support Services has re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant and been rewarded with a revalidation of its Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award. The Covenant, which was first signed by Landmarc in 2014, recognises the value and significant benefits serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to the business. In a ceremony held at The Army […]
How to boost workplace morale as employment fears spike
By Julie Provino, Founder, VeryHR The UK is about to enter a significant phase of political and socio-economic uncertainty – the extent of which, perhaps, no other western country has experienced in a very long time. With an uncomfortable few weeks to go until Brexit, many people have a bleak perspective of what’s to come. This […]
Higher-earning jobs push employment rate to joint record high
There are now 32.48 million people in work in the UK, more than ever before, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The unemployment rate is at a near record 40 year low at 4.1%, while the employment rate at a joint-record of 75.7%. The figures also show real wages are up […]
Research uncovers public attitudes to learning disability employment…
Mencap has discovered that more than half (52 per cent) of the public say they would prefer to work for a company that employs people with a learning disability. Launched to coincide with the Learning Disability Work Experience Week — created in partnership with Inclusive Employers – the charity’s new research consisting of 2,095 ‘online panelists’ found 62 per cent of the public said they have never worked […]
Tribunal fees ‘pricing out’ the number of claims made…
Figures released this month by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have shown the number of UK workers challenging unfair treatment or discrimination in the workplace has fallen by 9,000 a month. Analysis found that in the year 2012-13, before tribunal fees of £1,200 per claim were introduced, an average of 16,000 people per month took a claim against their employer. However, the figure had dropped to […]
New NAS campaign to showcase untapped autistic talent…
In response to a recent survey of 2,000 autistic adults concluding that just 32 per cent are in some kind of paid work compared to 47 per cent of disabled people, the National Autistic Society (NAS) has launched a new campaign encouraging employers to recruit more autistic employees; as well as calling on the government […]
Expecting UK parents receive less support than European countries, new study claims…
Taking maternity, paternity pay and child benefit allowances into consideration, a study conducted by Voucherbox.co.uk has found that the UK receives less than half the support provided to parents in other European countries. According to the study, the best place in Europe to start a family is Norway, where parents can receive up to £52,780 in child-related benefits; in comparison to the UK […]
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 […]
