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‘Discrimination’ by DWP’s IT company ‘exposed disabled employee to months of abuse’

By John Pring on 21st June 2018 Category: Employment

‘Discrimination’ by DWP’s IT company ‘exposed disabled employee to months of abuse’
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A “Disability Confident” company owned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) subjected a disabled member of staff to repeated abuse from strangers after it refused for more than 15 months to make a simple alteration to his parking arrangements. […]

PA employers will not be exempt from further HMRC action on minimum wage

By John Pring on 9th November 2017 Category: Independent Living

PA employers will not be exempt from further HMRC action on minimum wage
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Disabled people who employ personal assistants (PAs) will not be exempt from a new government scheme designed to ensure that sleep-in care workers receive the minimum wage back pay they are due, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. Disability News […]

Disabled woman forced to quit job by ‘Disability Confident’ government

By John Pring on 28th September 2017 Category: Employment

Disabled woman forced to quit job by ‘Disability Confident’ government
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A disabled woman has been forced to quit her job because two “Disability Confident” government organisations refused to allow her to use one of the parking spaces close to the offices where she worked. Leonora Bateman worked for a company wholly […]

PA employers are facing probes into ‘sleep-in’ minimum wage back-pay

By John Pring on 27th July 2017 Category: Independent Living

PA employers are facing probes into ‘sleep-in’ minimum wage back-pay
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Disabled people who employ personal assistants (PAs) are being investigated by the government for failing to pay their PAs the minimum wage during overnight “sleep-in” shifts. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has admitted to Disability News Service (DNS) that individual PA […]

Autumn statement tackles ‘exploitation’ of adapted vehicle VAT scheme

By John Pring on 24th November 2016 Category: Transport

Autumn statement tackles ‘exploitation’ of adapted vehicle VAT scheme
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The government is to bring in new laws that will tackle the “exploitation” of a scheme that allows wheelchair-users to buy significantly-adapted vehicles without having to pay any VAT. The new laws were announced in this week’s autumn statement document, but […]

Nearly one in three staff laid off by HMRC are disabled, says union

By John Pring on 18th August 2016 Category: Employment

Nearly one in three staff laid off by HMRC are disabled, says union
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Nearly a third of employees who have lost their jobs in an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) compulsory redundancy programme are disabled people, union officials have revealed. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) demonstrated against the redundancies outside […]

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