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?
The five symbol commitments are:
- 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.