By Ann Carrns Updated 10:25 pm PDT, Saturday, June 15, 2019 New state-based accounts that let disabled people work and save money without risking the loss of government aid are slowly catching on. But advocates say millions more people with disabilities could be taking advantage of the accounts. less New state-based accounts that let disabled people work and save money without risking the loss of government aid are slowly catching on. But advocates say millions more people with disabilities could be taking ... more Photo: Till Lauer / New York Times Photo: Till Lauer / New York Times Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 New state-based accounts that let disabled people work and save money without risking the loss of government aid are slowly catching on. But advocates say … [Read more...] about Savings accounts for disabled Americans catch on, but slowly
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University of Portsmouth sets up service to help autistic people find work
0 Have your say AUTISM research has been used to set up the first free employment profiling service to help more people on the autistic spectrum find work. The services have been designed by a team of experts in autism and employment at the University of Portsmouth Autism Centre for Research on Employment (ACRE), led by Dr Beatriz López, and aim to help employers make reasonable adjustments in the workplace so that employees on the autism spectrum can thrive in employment.Statistics show only 16 per cent of adults on the spectrum are in full-time employment, compared to 47 per cent of people with other disabilities.Dr López said: ‘Despite many efforts by the government and the third sector, employment rates in autism remain stubbornly low.‘Our research, and that of others, shows that autism is a very diverse condition and there is not one formula that will work for all. Unfortunately, employers do not have sufficient … [Read more...] about University of Portsmouth sets up service to help autistic people find work
Disabled worker repeatedly made to move desks by Islington Council despite contrary medical advice, judge rules
PUBLISHED: 15:20 23 April 2019 Lucas Cumiskey Islington Town Hall.Picture:Ken Mears Archant A disabled employee was made to “hotdesk” by Islington Council despite repeated calls from medical consultants to give her a fixed place to work, a judge has ruled. In January Judge McNeill QC upheld a discrimination complaint against Islington Council – ordering the town hall to pay the worker more than £10,000 in compensation, as reported by the Gazette at the time.But it wasn't until last week the reasons behind the ruling were published. They reveal the claimant sufferers from asthma and fibromyalgia – a long-term condition causing pain all over the body – and that a doctor, occupational health physician and an ergonomist all advised the council to make accommodation for her owing to her disability. The tribunal heard how the council employee – who has worked there since 1984 – was made to move desks depending on … [Read more...] about Disabled worker repeatedly made to move desks by Islington Council despite contrary medical advice, judge rules
Hackney Council bullying row: Unite rep loses employment tribunal over ‘racist, sexist and disability discrimination’
PUBLISHED: 16:39 05 April 2019 | UPDATED: 16:54 05 April 2019 Sam Gelder A former union rep at Hackney Council has lost her employment tribunal in which she accused bosses of racist, sexist and disability discrimination. Hackney Service Centre.Natasha Johnson, an ex-customer service adviser at the Hackney Service Centre near the town hall, was told all of her complaints were unfounded this week – six months after the court hearing began.The Unite shop steward’s case is at the centre of the ongoing bullying row between the council and unions Unite, Unison and GMB, which between them represent thousands of council workers.As revealed by the Gazette in November, the unions wrote to councillors outlining a host of allegations of bullying, racism and discrimination and demanded an independent investigation, as well as Natasha’s reinstatement. The council agreed and commissioned a probe, but earlier this year the unions pulled out after losing … [Read more...] about Hackney Council bullying row: Unite rep loses employment tribunal over ‘racist, sexist and disability discrimination’
Northern Ireland’s jobless rate at near record low
Gary McDonald Business Editor 23 January, 2019 01:00 NORTHERN Ireland's jobless rate stands at a mere 3.4 per cent, down by 0.4 per cent on a year ago, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS).That's below the UK average of 4 per cent and way lower than the Republic of Ireland (5.3 per cent) and European Union (6.7 per cent).But it fails to disguise that the north still has stubbornly high levels of economic inactivity - the proportion of working-age people who are not working and not seeking or available to work, and which includes long-term sick and disabled, people looking after the family or home, and students. Although down slightly on a year ago, the economic inactivity rate (27.9 per cent) is the highest of any UK region, and increased over the September-November quarter by nearly half a percentage point.The problem has persisted in spite of the large sums of money poured into areas of economic deprivation in the past decade, and it is has prompted calls for … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland’s jobless rate at near record low