February 2, 2017

Disability Confident Employer

With the help and support of the Jobcentre Plus in Merseyside Antrec are happy to announce that we are now a Disability Confident Employer as of 1st February 2017.

For more information visit: www.gov.uk/dwp/disabilityconfident

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer at Antrec we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible:
• Communicate and promote vacancies:
• Offer an interview to disabled people
• Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as require
• Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health
  condition, enabling them to stay in work
• At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

Nearly 7 million people of working age in the UK are disabled or have a health condition. Historically there has been a significant gap between the proportion of disabled people employed compared with non-disabled people.

Encouraging applications from disabled people is good for business. It can help to:

• increase the number of high quality applicants available
• create a workforce that reflects the diverse range of customers it serves and the community in which it is based
• bring additional skills to the business, such as the ability to use British Sign Language (BSL), which could result in large savings

The costs of making reasonable adjustments to accommodate disabled employees are often low.

The benefits of retaining an experienced, skilled employee who has acquired an impairment are usually greater than recruiting and training new staff.

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