The Arts Council has admitted that only two per cent of its directors – and just three per cent of its managers – are disabled people, despite having achieved “Disability Confident Employer” status under the government’s discredited disability employment scheme. Arts […]
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British Council tries to dodge Equality Act, after signing up to Disability Confident
Minister denies lying to MPs over Disability Confident history
The minister for disabled people has denied lying to an influential committee of MPs about the government’s much-criticised disability employment scheme. Sarah Newton’s claims about Disability Confident were exposed yesterday (Wednesday) just as her boss, work and pensions secretary Esther McVey, […]
Disability Confident employers promise less than one job each on average
Disabled woman forced to quit job by ‘Disability Confident’ government
Purple boss raises concerns over Disability Confident accreditation
DWP declared a ‘leading’ Disability Confident employer, despite UN rights violations
‘Disability Confident’ advocacy charity ‘discriminated against disabled employee’
DWP admits most Disability Confident employers just skipped across from Two Ticks
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted flooding its under-fire Disability Confident scheme with hundreds of employers from the hugely-discredited disability employment programme it is replacing. The revelation is yet another blow to the credibility of the newly-relaunched scheme. […]