Disability Confident employers promise less than one job each on average
Nearly 7,000 employers that signed up to the government’s much-criticised Disability Confident jobs scheme have…
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Call for media action after news agency’s shorthand ‘discrimination’
A disabled journalist is calling for action to address widespread discrimination in the media industry…
‘Discrimination’ by DWP’s IT company ‘exposed disabled employee to months of abuse’
A “Disability Confident” company owned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) subjected a…
Disabled lawyers face widespread discrimination, say researchers
Disabled people in the legal profession are facing widespread discrimination, with outdated working practices and…
Video catches McVey’s misleading claims about disability job stats
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has been caught making misleading claims on social media…
Boards of biggest companies should appoint ‘disability champions’, says new report
Every one of the country’s biggest companies should ensure they have a “disability champion” on…
DWP’s ‘disrepute’ contract clause ‘is proof charities cannot be trusted’
The decision of some disability charities to sign contracts that prevent them criticising the Department…
Regulator chaired by former minister resists probe into DWP’s ‘disrepute’ contract clause
A regulator chaired by a former Tory minister is refusing to investigate charities that have…
Charities delivering DWP’s work programme ‘must promise not to attack McVey’
Disability charities that sign up to help deliver the government’s new Work and Health Programme…
League table ‘would help government departments improve on assistive technology’
The government should set up a league table of its departments so it can compare…