Redundancy threat hangs over Remploy workers as DWP funding ends
Disabled Remploy workers who are part of a supported employment programme could be at risk…
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Access to Work cap announcement ‘does not go far enough’
The government’s decision to loosen its restrictions on Access to Work (AtW) payments does not…
Absence of stats ‘is killer blow to government’s disability employment pledge’
The failure to provide up-to-date figures showing how many disabled people are in work is…
Government ‘must do more on disability employment’, MPs hear
The government must do more to offer incentives to businesses to take on disabled people…
Deaf chief executive wins right to challenge Access to Work cap in court
A Deaf chief executive has won the right to question the government’s “discriminatory” cap on…
Home Office IT failure stalls disabled civil servant’s career, MPs hear
A disabled civil servant has told MPs how her career has stalled because of the…
DWP refuses to name charities set to earn millions from new disability jobs scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions has refused to name the charities and other organisations…
Newton dodges questions on government’s disability record by pulling out of meeting
The minister for disabled people pulled out of a meeting with MPs, peers and disabled…
Civil servant sparks fresh concerns over ideological basis of jobs strategy
The civil servant who leads the government’s work and health unit has sparked fresh concerns…
OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people
Disabled campaigners have criticised the decision to award an OBE to the senior Department for…