Increased funding announced for disabled people with the greatest barriers to work
For 2 years from April 2019, supported businesses will receive increased funding of £5,000 a year from Access to Work for each individual in a Work Choice Protected Place.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, has announced increased funding to support businesses that provide extra employment support for disabled people with the greatest barriers to...
Firstly I owe you all an apology. Your editors kindly gave me the title of ‘Professor’. They would have been quite correct up to a few months ago – as...
Centre for Mental Health has launched an 18-month Commission for Equality to investigate inequalities in mental health and make recommendations to reduce them. The Commission, funded by the Elliott Simmons...
There were an estimated 3.7 million people of working age (16-64) with disabilities in employment in January-March 2018, an employment rate of 50.7%. The rate for people without disabilities was 81.1%. 376,000 people with disabilities of...
Introduction I am grateful to the VRA for the opportunity to reflect on a professional career in rehabilitation over more than 40 years. The title of my reflections may strike...
3rd March is World Hearing Day. Research from Action on Hearing Loss shows that developing hearing loss can lead to loss of employment (Matthews, 2011) and problems gaining employment (Baker,...
Up to 75% of disabled people find that their condition has an impact when job-hunting, according to research from the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI). Furthermore, 53% of respondents said...
Happy New Year for 2018!! Greetings from the Trustees of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA). As Chair, I would like to extend the happiest of New Year greetings to you...
The government has launched new plans to transform disability employment over the next ten years. These will help to get more disabled people into work in the next decade, the Prime Minister...
The British Psychological Society has launched new report ‘Psychology at work: Improving wellbeing and productivity in the workplace’. This examines issues around work, health, and disability. It recommends ways that...
