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Disabled DWP employee ‘attempted suicide over culture of workplace bullying’

By John Pring on 7th March 2019 Category: Employment

Disabled DWP employee ‘attempted suicide over culture of workplace bullying’
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A disabled employee of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says he attempted to take his own life and experienced life-threatening physical health complications because of a culture of workplace bullying and discrimination. Paul* spoke out about his own experiences […]

Equality Act does not apply abroad, says British Council, after sacking disabled teacher

By John Pring on 7th March 2019 Category: Employment

Equality Act does not apply abroad, says British Council, after sacking disabled teacher
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The government-funded body that promotes the UK’s culture and education abroad has sacked a disabled teacher, despite its own internal investigation concluding that it failed to provide her with the reasonable adjustments she needed to do her job. The British Council, […]

Discrimination faced by disabled DWP staff leaps by half in four years

By John Pring on 28th February 2019 Category: Employment

Discrimination faced by disabled DWP staff leaps by half in four years
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The proportion of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff who say they have been victims of disability discrimination at work in the previous 12 months has risen by about 50 per cent in just four years, Civil Service figures have […]

DWP ‘refused reasonable adjustments for community recruits’

By John Pring on 21st February 2019 Category: Employment

DWP ‘refused reasonable adjustments for community recruits’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly failed to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people who were recruited to build bridges between jobcentres and the local community, it has been claimed. But the department also appears to be set to […]

New DWP employment scheme could support 10,000 disabled people

By John Pring on 13th December 2018 Category: Employment

New DWP employment scheme could support 10,000 disabled people
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The new work and pensions secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced details of a new voluntary programme for disabled people who are long-term unemployed. The programme aims to provide “highly personalised packages of employment support for people who are at least a […]

DWP admits failing to keep track of disability discrimination claims by its own staff

By John Pring on 30th November 2018 Category: Employment

DWP admits failing to keep track of disability discrimination claims by its own staff
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The government department responsible for running the Disability Confident employment scheme has admitted failing to keep track of how many complaints of disability discrimination are made by its own staff. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly brags about its […]

Duncan Smith refuses to apologise over ‘exploitative’ comments

By John Pring on 25th October 2018 Category: Employment

Duncan Smith refuses to apologise over ‘exploitative’ comments
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The architect of many of the government’s most unpopular and flawed welfare reforms, Iain Duncan Smith, has refused to apologise for “exploitative” comments he made about disabled people and employment. The former work and pensions secretary (pictured) is reported to have […]

DWP faces nearly 60 disability discrimination tribunal cases in 20 months

By John Pring on 18th October 2018 Category: Employment

DWP faces nearly 60 disability discrimination tribunal cases in 20 months
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The Employment Tribunal has dealt with almost 60 claims of disability discrimination taken against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) by its own staff over a 20-month period, new research has shown. A database on the Employment Tribunal website shows […]

British Council tries to dodge Equality Act, after signing up to Disability Confident

By John Pring on 11th October 2018 Category: Employment

British Council tries to dodge Equality Act, after signing up to Disability Confident
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The government-funded organisation responsible for promoting the UK’s culture and education abroad is asking an employment tribunal to allow it to dodge its duty – under the Equality Act – not to discriminate against disabled people. The British Council is attempting […]

Tory party conference: Potential of assistive technology is ‘truly transformatory’

By John Pring on 4th October 2018 Category: Employment

Tory party conference: Potential of assistive technology is ‘truly transformatory’
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Developments in assistive technology over the next few years have the potential to be “truly, truly transformatory” for disabled people, a fringe event at the Conservative party conference heard this week. Neil Heslop, chief executive of the disability charity Leonard Cheshire, […]

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