Employers
The Capacitate project aims to help Carmarthenshire business comply with the Disability Discrimination Act and become more disability aware.
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Financial help
Access to Work (AtW) helps disabled people to get or keep jobs by contributing towards their extra employment costs. It provides advice and practical support to disabled people and their employers to help overcome work-related obstacles.
The scheme may pay a grant of up to 100 per cent of the approved costs for someone who is starting a job with you. For existing employees, the grant may provide 80 per cent of the approved costs over the first £300. Read about the AtW scheme on the Jobcentre Plus website.
Talk to a Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) at your local Jobcentre Plus (or the Disablement Advisory Service in Northern Ireland) for further advice on employing disabled people. Search for your local Jobcentre Plus office on this website.
You can also talk to a DEA about the Job Introduction Scheme (JIS), which can provide a weekly grant towards the employment or training costs for the first six weeks of employing a disabled person. This gives you and the new employee time to discover whether the job is right for them. Read about the JIS on the Jobcentre Plus website.
WorkStep is an individually tailored package of practical support for employers with disabled employees whose needs are more complex. Find out about Workstep on the Jobcentre Plus website.
The Work Preparation programme is designed to let disabled people try out different types of work. Jobcentre Plus arranges these placements. Find out about the Work Preparation programme on the Jobcentre Plus website.
Frequently Asked Questions for Employers
The Disabled Workers Co-operative have provided a draft 'Employment of People with Disabilities' policy. This policy outlines 'best practice' procedures companies need to put in place to implement their 'disability equality duty'.
This document can be downloaded free at: http://www.disabledworkers.org.uk/careers/jseekers/news2.asp
One of our advisory group members has put together some Information on best practice for employers...Best Practice for Employers
Please refer to the Disability Rights Commission FAQ for Employers for more detailed information on issues relating to the employment of disabled people. www.drc.org.uk/employers_and_service_provider.aspx
Case Study
Please view our Case Study to view an employers perspective on working with disabled people
