EmployAbility are a supported employment service run by Surrey County Council for disabled people who wish to find paid or voluntary work but need some additional help. They help individuals find and retain employment, by supporting both the employer and employee during all stages of job seeking and providing on-going support in the workplace. Their … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: EmployAbility (3)
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EmployAbility is a supported employment service run by Surrey County Council for disabled people who wish to find paid or voluntary work but need some additional help. They help individuals find and retain employment, by supporting both the employer and employee during all stages of job seeking and providing on-going support in the workplace. Their aim … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: EmployAbility (2)
EmployAbility is a supported employment service run by Surrey County Council for disabled people who wish to find paid or voluntary work but need some additional help. They help individuals find and retain employment, by supporting both the employer and employee during all stages of job seeking and providing on-going support in the workplace. Their aim is to promote … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: EmployAbility (1)
Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of Access to Work. I'm also a fan of B & Q who really take inclusion seriously. So this blog is a joy to write, as I'm looking at where Access to Work has enabled disabled employees of B & Q to reach their potential. B & … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies – B & Q and Access to Work
This guest blog is written by my good friend Suzan St Maur, who is an online business journalist and multi-published nonfiction author. She is also Chair of the Milton Keynes Cancer Patient Partnership, and lectures on cancer survivorship. She has had cancer twice. Did you know that right now there are more than 700,000 people of … Continue reading Guest blog: Cancer – What it means in the Workplace
This is the first of a number of case studies from the Co-op group, following our introduction from last week. As part of their drive to increase the number of people with learning disabilities that they employed, it turned out that three brothers all gained jobs within neighbouring branches of Co-op supermarkets. Marc (32) was … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: The Co-op Group (2)
Today's best practice case study is a look at a more strategic approach taken by TXM Recruit. TXM Recruit has recognised the genuine commitment required to improve the diversity of our talent pool. We are continually looking to improve the professionalism of the business and our industry through best practise and innovative recruitment solutions. Our … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: TXM Recruit
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)
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
Earlier this year, Acas published a new guide for employers called "Promoting Positive Mental Health at Work". It contains a lot of useful information for employers who are keen to address mental health issues effectively. It covers subjects such as what mental health is, why it is important, what influences mental health and how to … Continue reading Promoting Positive Mental Health at Work – new guide