Helping disabled people into work is the right thing to do. It changes lives. But it also enhances customers’ and employees’ perceptions of a business. Employees value working for a ‘responsible employer’ and customers reward such employers through their share of spend.

1. Why your responsible business
should

2. The 11 million disabled people in
the UK make up the country’s largest
minority group
1 in 5 people in the UK
have a disability.11m

3. The 11 million disabled people in
the UK make up the country’s largest
minority group
1 in 5 people in the UK
have a disability.11m
...it is also a UNIQUE group

4. ...because any one of us can join it
at any time
83%
Only 17% of
disabled people
are born with
their condition

5. The economics of disability
are stark
Children in families
with at least 1 disabled
person are almost
twice as likely to
live in low income
households than those
in families with none
x2

6. The proven route to improving the
economic and social well-being of any
disadvantaged person is through...
sustained employment

7. So it’s a huge concern that...
The UK employment
rate among working
age disabled people is
only 49% compared
to 81.8% of non-
disabled people
Employment Rate
DisabledNon-Disabled

8. And equally, that...
Of those who ARE
employed, one in
two work in low-
paid, short-term
and part-time roles
Employment Rate
DisabledNon-Disabled

9. In fact...
Although 1 in 5 of the
working age population
has a disability

10. In fact...
1 in 2 of all working age
people who are out of
work are disabled
Although 1 in 5 of the
working age population
has a disability

11. “The true measure of a society is its fairness.”
Pope Francis, 2013

12. If we can make the employment
market a fairer place for disabled
people, it has the potential to yield:
– life-changing benefits at an individual level,
– huge economic and social benefits at a
national level

13. In fact, if the %
rates of UK
employment were
the same across
both groups:
2 million more
people would be
employed,
boosting our
economy by over
£20 billion
32%
81%
49%
DisabledNon-Disabled
Employment Rates

14. At ..
We are committed to making this a
reality through....

15. ‘Responsible Employment’
Addressing unemployment among
disabled people – and other
disadvantaged groups – through:
Corporate Responsibility (CR)

16. UK businesses
overwhelmingly
consider it their duty
to help the country
address both
economic (90%) and
societal challenges
(81%).
The employer ‘will’ already exists
% Agree
81% 90%
EconomySociety

17. AND the benefits of responsible
employment programmes are both
significant and well recognised...

18. 75%
...of companies running employability
programmes for disadvantaged people
report improved “employee motivation /
morale”

19. 75%
...of companies running employability
programmes for disadvantaged people
report improved “employee motivation /
morale”
77%
...of companies running employability
programmes for disadvantaged people
claim it has assisted in organisational
growth

20. 75%
...of companies running employability
programmes for disadvantaged people
report improved “employee motivation /
morale”
82%
...of companies running employability
programmes for disadvantaged people
believe that it improves the public
perception of their company
77%
...of companies running employability
programmes for disadvantaged people
claim it has assisted in organisational
growth

21. Environment
76%
76% of employers consider
‘environment and sustainability’ as
their top CR priorities
Employability
12%
but only 12% say that ‘recruiting from
disadvantaged groups’ is their main
priority
But it requires a change of emphasis

22. ‘Responsible Employment’
It makes GREAT
business
sense...

23. ‘Responsible Employment’
To update your
CSR
agenda

24. A major government campaign...
“Employers are crucial to improving employment
outcomes for disabled people. Through the
Disability Confident campaign, the government is
pleased to be working with employers to remove
barriers, increase understanding and ensure that
disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil
their potential and realise their aspirations.”
Department for Work and Pensions, 2013

25. ...Complete with dedicated
employer resource

26. www.accessability.info
1. A unique alliance of the leading providers of Work Choice and
Access to Work (the government’s primary disability
employment programmes):
– 3SC, Advance, CDG - WISE Ability, Ingeus, Momentum Skills, Pluss, RBLI,
Remploy, Seetec, Shaw Trust, Working Links
2. A fully accessible ‘single point of contact’ – allowing ANY
employer organisation ANYWHWERE in Britain to find the
expert, local assistance to recruit a disabled person with one
click:
– “the right support, from the right people, right on your doorstep”
3. An unparalleled information repository which draws on the years
of experience and delivery expertise of all its alliance partners

27. We’re here to help
We need your help
• If you’re a CR or an HR executive…please get in touch and find out how we
can help support your new or existing responsible employment initiatives
• If you’re not a CR or an HR executive…please ask your colleagues in those
functions about the extent to which your organisation’s CR and HR policies
incorporate responsible employment initiatives, and let them know that
we’re here to help
• In either case…please help us spread the word:-
Helping disabled people into work is the right thing to do. It
changes lives. But it also enhances customers’ and
employees’ perceptions of a business. Employees value
working for a ‘responsible employer’ and customers reward
such employers through their share of spend.

28. For more information
Kenny Boyle
07976 985091
kenny1boyle@hotmail.com