To mark the launch of its new guide, Meetings Matter, Business Disability Forum is offering advice to all businesses on how to make meetings and events more accessible for disabled employees and clients. The 10-point…
We’re aiming for ‘Disability Confident Employer’ status –…
Samantha Saunders, Head of Innovation & Regulatory Compliance at airline and airport assistance services provider OmniServ, Part of ABM, discusses the company's journey to become a 'Disability Confident' employer under the UK Government scheme which…
First year of success for charity that helps…
A unique UK charity is celebrating its first anniversary with an impressive year of firsts in its mission to help those with long-term health conditions find work. Astriid is a free online job matchmaking service…
Disability Discrimination – How long can you delay…
Employment Solicitor and Law Lecturer Ian Winrow considers the decision in a recent disability discrimination case. In my many years of working as an Employment Law Solicitor and Citizens Advice Bureau Advisor, disability discrimination is…
Five reasons to create a disability-confident workplace in…
In December 2018 the Government announced it will be rolling out a new £40 million voluntary scheme[i] in England and Wales this year to help disabled people who are long-term unemployed get back into work.…
Employers embracing diversity to plug skills gap, say…
New research released today reveals that employers are increasingly embracing diversity in their hiring process to overcome ongoing skills shortages. Researchers spoke to 1,500 UK-based hiring managers on behalf of international talent acquisition and managed…
Minister calls on recruitment industry to support more…
Minister for Disabled People, Sarah Newton MP, has called for the recruitment sector to do more to help disabled people into work. The Minister said the sector has a “critical role in helping the government…
Employers struggling to access disabled talent
The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has launched RIDI 100: a directory of recruitment service providers which are committed to the inclusion of disabled jobseekers. The introduction of the resource comes in response to a…
Genius Within wins ERSA awards for supporting jobseekers…
Genius Within CIC, an organisation that specialises in the workplace support of adults with neuro-differences has won recognition from the Employability Related Services Association (ERSA), for demonstrating exceptional commitment in supporting jobseekers with disabilities and…