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Our response to the halving the disability employment gap inquiry
10 May 2016 | News
... more on the policies and programmes of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Find out more about the ...
Disability Rights UK fights for employment rights
13 May 2013 | News
... – because it was confusing, a disincentive to small businesses to employ disabled people, and much hated. In ... withdrew the standard list Remove disincentives to small businesses. Government has announced there will be no ‘cost sharing’ by small businesses – nothing to pay towards Access to Work Stop ...
Actions paused in Government’s Disability Strategy
06 September 2022 | News
... to ensure that every disabled person who wants to start a business has the opportunity to do so. • BEIS and the ... bringing together disabled people, regulators and businesses, to better understand the extra costs faced by ... Confident Professional Advisers Group (PAG) and the Business Leaders Group this year to review and strengthen ...
Acas publishes new guide to help prevent disability discrimination in the workplace
03 December 2015 | News
... shows that employers with a diverse workforce can reap many business benefits as they can tap into the knowledge and ... between employers and employees which underpin business success. We also provide good value, high quality ... body governed by a Council made up of members from business, trade unions, academia and the law. DWP research ...
A message from our CEO: building a movement for change
14 December 2021 | News
... out strongly on these issues to Government, Parliament, businesses and the media. We have worked closely with ... people are supporting each other. Disabled people in sport, business, the arts and media are becoming increasingly more ...
Fantastic volunteering opportunity in our sales department
08 February 2020 | News
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Disability Rights UK is the leading charity of its kind in the UK, run by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions. We work to create a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens.
As part of our commitment to providing accurate, up to date information we produce the Disability Rights Handbook, an annual publication now on its 45th edition which will be published in April.
Labour Party disability and poverty review
20 May 2014 | News
... which bring together economic regeneration, support for business, job creation, and skills and employment support ...
Disability campaigners ask for ban on prepayment meters
26 January 2023 | News
... to enter homes to install prepayment meters. This week, the business secretary Grant Shapps told energy suppliers they ... worst offenders in the industry. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy further requested ... resolution. We have started by writing to the PM and the business secretary requesting a re-think and to work with us ...
Good progress made by the APPG for Disability and more to come
27 February 2018 | News
... Government Construction Board, Innovate UK and the British Business Bank. Within these meetings, Philip Connolly and ... acknowledging and supporting disabled entrepreneurs and business leaders. Dr Cameron raised this often overlooked ... held two roundtable meetings with corporate leaders and business executives on the topics of growth sectors of the ...
Northern charities create ‘Manifesto for a Better Normal’
08 September 2020 | News
... the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on government, services and businesses to learn lessons and put plans in place to ensure ... We know it’s been a difficult time for authorities and businesses, but too often disabled people have felt like an ...