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The back-to-work support provided to disabled people by the government actually pushes them further away from the job market, new user-led research has concluded. The report, Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the Fate of the Work-Related Activity Group (WRAG), dismantles the claims […]
The government’s “Two Ticks” scheme to recognise companies that encourage disabled people to apply for job vacancies is nothing more than an “empty shell” used as a public relations tool, according to new research. The “positive about disability” symbol is run […]
The minister for disabled people appears to have bowed to pressure from Deaf campaigners over new rules that made it harder for them to secure the support they needed to communicate in the workplace. The new government guidance, introduced last year, […]
A committee of MPs is seeking evidence about the Access to Work (AtW) scheme, as part of its investigations into the government’s efforts to support disabled people into work. Dame Anne Begg, the Labour chair of the Commons work and pensions […]
An educational farm run by two disabled people for more than 10 years could be forced to close after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suddenly removed their Access to Work (AtW) support. Barn Farm educational working farm in Hipley, […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing accusations of a cover-up, after clearing one of its specialist welfare-to-work providers of fraud allegations, despite refusing to interview either of the two whistleblowers. Perveen Sud and Reena Gour came forward last […]
The company responsible for carrying out disability benefit assessments across Wales and central England is facing a revolt by disabled staff over allegations of widespread discrimination. They say that Capita – already under fire over its performance in assessing claimants of […]
The Liberal Democrats have become the first major political party to endorse the idea of allowing MPs to job-share, a measure which would make it easier for many disabled people to stand for election. Disabled activists and other campaigners want parliament […]
People who stammer are almost certain to face discrimination in the workplace and the jobs market, new research suggests. The study by Dr Clare Butler, of Newcastle University Business School, found that every one of the 36 men who were interviewed […]
There are more than 600 claimants of out-of-work disability benefits to every specialist government employment adviser, according to a new report by a committee of MPs. The work and pensions select committee, which published the report into the effectiveness of Jobcentre […]