There has been a 70 per cent increase in the number of disabled workers recruited into mainstream jobs during the first three months of the year, representing a record high and indicative of changing attitudes towards disabled works in the UK.The incre…
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Remploy’s HR director has hit back at union jibes that she should resign over the way her team handled the announcement of factory closures.Last week the GMB union, which represents the majority of workers at Remploy, accused the HR team of mismanaging…
The government has called on employers to hire more disabled people and help aid their social inclusion.Employers can play a key role in ensuring that disabled people are able to play a full part in society through employment by preventing ill-health a…
Improving the skills of disabled people to world class levels by 2020 would boost the economy by £35 billion over 30 years, equivalent to 18 months growth, and help tackle child poverty, argues SMF Chief Economist Stephen Evans in a new report, Disabi…