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Clear gap between charities’ words and actions on disabled leaders, says research

By John Pring on 11th February 2021 Category: Employment

Clear gap between charities’ words and actions on disabled leaders, says research
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There is a clear gap between the “words and actions” of the voluntary sector when it comes to including and recognising disabled people as employees and leaders, according to new research. The research found that disabled people in senior positions across […]

Company implicated in benefit death of disabled mum secures ‘gold standard’ DWP award

By John Pring on 4th February 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Company implicated in benefit death of disabled mum secures ‘gold standard’ DWP award
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A private sector contractor has been announced by the government as a “gold standard” employer of disabled people, just as a coroner was implicating the company in the decision of a young disabled mum to take her own life. The Department […]

DWP admits Coffey and Duncan Smith both snubbed Disability Confident

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Employment

DWP admits Coffey and Duncan Smith both snubbed Disability Confident
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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has failed to sign up to her own much-criticised disability employment scheme, Disability Confident, her department has admitted. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has also admitted that Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who launched […]

‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Employment

‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers
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A company that bragged of being a Disability Confident “Leader” under the government’s discredited employment scheme sacked more than 50 disabled staff when it fell into administration, and then hired mostly non-disabled agency staff to replace them. The workers were employed […]

Coffey shows ‘active contempt’ for rights over Disability Confident snub

By John Pring on 9th July 2020 Category: Uncategorised

Coffey shows ‘active contempt’ for rights over Disability Confident snub
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Work and pensions secretary Dr Therese Coffey has shown “active contempt for disability rights” by refusing to sign up to her own flagship disability employment scheme, information released by the government has confirmed. Disability News Service (DNS) has been trying since […]

DWP silence over Coffey’s absence from list of Disability Confident backers

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Employment

DWP silence over Coffey’s absence from list of Disability Confident backers
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to say why its secretary of state does not appear to have signed up to her own flagship disability employment scheme. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week that a DWP database […]

Coffey has no Disability Confidence in her own scheme, DWP list suggests

By John Pring on 5th March 2020 Category: Employment

Coffey has no Disability Confidence in her own scheme, DWP list suggests
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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey appears to have failed to sign up to her own department’s flagship disability employment scheme, despite employing staff herself in her role as an MP. Coffey (pictured) has been in post since last September and […]

Government ‘must invest in infrastructure’ after launch of transport access campaigns

By John Pring on 27th February 2020 Category: Transport

Government ‘must invest in infrastructure’ after launch of transport access campaigns
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Accessible transport campaigners have warned the government that it needs to make significant investment in removing physical access barriers, after ministers launched two new campaigns aimed mainly at improving staff and public attitudes to disabled passengers. Transport secretary Grant Shapps launched […]

Less than 80 private sector firms achieve Disability Confident top level in three years

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Employment

Less than 80 private sector firms achieve Disability Confident top level in three years
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The government’s flagship disability employment scheme has managed to sign up less than 80 private sector employers in more than three years to its highest accreditation level, new research has found. When Disability Confident was relaunched in 2016, the scheme allowed […]

DWP scraps plan to strengthen Disability Confident… after just four days

By John Pring on 7th November 2019 Category: Employment

DWP scraps plan to strengthen Disability Confident… after just four days
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A government plan to strengthen its discredited Disability Confident employment scheme, and force leading employers to report on how many disabled people they employ, has had to be scrapped just days after it was announced. Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey, […]

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