Disability@Work give evidence to the House of Lords Public Services Committee
Kim Hoque has appeared as a witness on the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s inquiry into the transition from education into employment for young […]
Work and Pensions Select Committee Plan for Jobs and Employment Support report published
Work and Pensions Select Committee Plan for Jobs and Employment Support report Published
The Work and Pensions Select Committee Plan for Jobs and Employment Support report has been
published with several recommendations closely aligned to those set out in the written evidence
submitted by Disability@Work, the verbal evidence given to the Committee by Disability@Work’s
Kim Hoque; and with the Disability Employment Charter.
Disability@Work at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Disability@Work’s Kim Hoque addressed the FCDO’s celebration of the 15 th anniversary of the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities highlighting the stubbornly high
disability employment gap and the widening disability pay gap. He called upon attendees to work
together to map out a more inclusive future for disabled people.
Disability-related employment disadvantage: Some insights from DWP’s Annual Report Disability and Employment Statistics 2022
DWP published its statistical report on disability and employment in January 2023. Disability@Work highlight key results and draw some conclusions in relation the ambition of […]
Designing Work Around People
Nick Bacon of D@W is part of the RSA Inclusive Work, Disability and Ageing Network Steering Group which has proposed a system of flexible working that works for everybody. The network argues that inclusive work is designed and managed to fit the reality of people’s lives, rather than expecting everyone to ‘fit in’ to a rigid model of working. It helps secure good work for all.
DWP acknowledge no change in disability employment disadvantage 10 years on
Disability@work has long argued that the disability employment gap is a poor indicator of disability disadvantage (see links 1 and 2). Until now DWP has […]
