Last week we looked at three people that Enable have helped back into work. This week it's the turn of the employers who have been helped by Enable's services. Royal Mail Thirteen disabled jobseekers were given a first class opportunity when they were offered work at the Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury. “We’re really … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Enable (2)
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Enable helps support people with disabilities into employment and work experience as well as providing personal development opportunities within the county of Shropshire. Started in 1996 as a specialist mental health service, Enable has since expanded to include a specialist learning disability team and a job retention team. Enable has a successful track record of getting people … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Enable (1)
Another lovely example of best practice around employing a disabled person from Hilton Hotels, this time in Liverpool. Here is their story: Billy Garton is a 30 year old married man with 2 children and was employed at Hilton Liverpool as part of the pre-opening team in October 2009. I was approached by Job Centre … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Hilton Hotels (2)
I love this example of good practice from Hilton Hotels (and there are more on their way!). In their own words, here is the story of Michael, a hearing impaired breakfast waiter. Michael has worked Hilton Newcastle Gateshead since March 2012, performing as a key member of the Breakfast service team. We first met Michael … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Hilton Hotels (1)
This case study is about a positive action initiative established by the Chartered Institute of Housing in 2009 called Positive Action for Disability (PAfD). This is a pioneering recruitment and mentoring programme providing traineeships for disabled people seeking careers in the housing sector. The scheme, with its network of housing partners, focuses on supporting disabled people in the … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Chartered Instititute of Housing
B&Q is the largest home improvement and garden centre retailer in the UK and Europe employing over 30,000 people nation-wide, and is recognised as a pioneer in diversity issues, being particularly well-known for its highly successful push to employ older workers. But its scope is wider than that. As far back as 1998 B&Q started to … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: B & Q
Marks & Spencer run an employability programme called Marks & Start to support people who face barriers to employment. This runs in partnership with a number of charities and agencies including Remploy. Starting in 2004 it has grown to provide support to over 800 people a year. Each candidate receives support through three stages – pre-placement, the … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Marks & Spencer
There are many technological solutions to making work more accessible for disabled people - something BT is very keen on. Their Accessibility Practice team helps a large number of disabled employees overcome obstacles every year. Here is a number of examples: Tommy - Hearing Impairment Tommy works for BT Global Services on the telephony … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: BT
Following the first in our series on best practice case studies, helping inclusive employers learn from each other, this one is also around a new person joining the team. This case study is written in the employee's own words, so my huge thanks to Aidan Kiely for taking the time to write it for us. … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Direct Line Group
I strongly believe that collaboration is the way forward in making the world of work inclusive and accessible to all who wish to work. Sharing best practice and learning from each other makes it easier for employers to find ways to improve their own practice. When I asked employers for examples of innovative practice in … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: Rank