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Average pay rates fell seven times faster for disabled employees during coalition years

By John Pring on 6th April 2017 Category: Employment

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New figures show average pay rates for disabled people fell seven times faster than those for non-disabled people during the five years of the coalition government. The figures were produced for Being Disabled In Britain, a major review of disability inequality […]

‘Disability Confident’ advocacy charity ‘discriminated against disabled employee’

By John Pring on 30th March 2017 Category: Employment

‘Disability Confident’ advocacy charity ‘discriminated against disabled employee’
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A disability charity that has signed up to the government’s Disability Confident scheme for employers has been forced to pay more than £3,000 to a disabled woman who claimed she was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed. Tmara Senior (pictured) worked for […]

Green paper was missed opportunity to dump biopsychosocial model, says DPO

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Employment

Green paper was missed opportunity to dump biopsychosocial model, says DPO
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The government should replace its “deeply flawed and inaccurate” disability benefits assessments with an in-house system – based on the social model – that understands the barriers faced by Deaf and disabled people, according to a disabled people’s organisation. Inclusion London […]

No chance of halving employment gap without tackling independent living, says DPO

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Employment

No chance of halving employment gap without tackling independent living, says DPO
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The UK government will not be able to achieve its aim of halving the disability employment gap because of its failure to address the “crucial” issue of independent living, according to a national disabled people’s organisation. In its response to the […]

Spartacus exposes work and health green paper ‘smokescreen’

By John Pring on 16th February 2017 Category: Employment

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Campaigners have published a withering 237-page attack on the government’s work, health and disability green paper, accusing ministers of creating a “smokescreen” to disguise their intention to cut support and force sick and disabled people into inappropriate work. The response from […]

G4S, Maximus and ‘A4E’ all set to win contracts under Work and Health Programme

By John Pring on 16th February 2017 Category: Employment

G4S, Maximus and ‘A4E’ all set to win contracts under Work and Health Programme
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Some of the country’s most controversial and discredited outsourcing companies are set to win contracts under the government’s new programme to find jobs for disabled people and other marginalised groups. The 11 organisations that have been successful in the bidding process […]

Self-employment can provide choice and control for disabled people, MPs hear

By John Pring on 9th February 2017 Category: Employment

Self-employment can provide choice and control for disabled people, MPs hear
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Three disabled entrepreneurs have told MPs that the government should make it easier for people with impairments to move into self-employment. Jane Cordell, Sara McKee and Robert Winstanley were giving evidence to an inquiry by the Commons work and pensions select […]

Fresh anger over Mind’s government links as Farmer heads new review

By John Pring on 12th January 2017 Category: Employment

Fresh anger over Mind’s government links as Farmer heads new review
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The appointment of Mind’s chief executive to head an employment review for the prime minister has raised fresh concerns among disabled activists about the mental health charity’s closeness to the government. Prime minister Theresa May announced this week that Paul Farmer […]

Disabled people face institutional disablism from employers, says damning report

By John Pring on 8th December 2016 Category: Employment

Disabled people face institutional disablism from employers, says damning report
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Disabled people are facing “institutional disablism” at the hands of both public and private sector employers, according to a new parliamentary report that examines how the government can meet its pledge to halve the disability employment gap. The report by the […]

Mordaunt misleads MPs over Tory disability employment gap target

By John Pring on 1st December 2016 Category: Employment

Mordaunt misleads MPs over Tory disability employment gap target
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The minister for disabled people misled a Commons committee about the government’s pledge to halve the disability employment gap… less than two minutes after she began giving evidence. Penny Mordaunt (pictured) began speaking to the work and pensions select committee at […]

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