Greenwich has been given permission to display the disability symbol on all job advertisements. The Disability Symbol is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers agreeing to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people.
What are the five commitments?
- Recruitment – interviewing all disabled applicants who meet the minimum conditions for a job vacancy and considering them based on their abilities.
- Consulting disabled employees – making sure there is a system in place to discuss, at any time (but at least once a year), what we and they can do to make sure they can develop and use their abilities.
- Keeping people who become disabled – making every effort, when employees become disabled, to make sure they stay in employment.
- Developing awareness – taking action to make sure that all employees develop the appropriate level of understanding about the effects of being disabled needed to make the commitments work.
- Reviewing progress and keeping people informed – each year, reviewing the five commitments and what has been achieved, and planning ways to improve on them.
Find out more about the disability symbol on the JobCentre Plus website.