Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 8
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We are not yet persuaded, however, that requiring employers to report data on the “disability...
Recommendation
We are not yet persuaded, however, that requiring employers to report data on the “disability pay gap” is the right way forward. We share the Minister’s concern that this data could risk giving a misleading impression of employers who have made genuine progress in recruiting more disabled people, but where those employees are in more junior positions. The disability pay gap, however, remains stark, and in its forthcoming National Strategy for Disabled People, the Government should set out ambitious and timed targets for how it intends to reduce it. (Paragraph 39) Employment support
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Partnership Managers in Jobcentres are responsible for building links with local welfare- to-work service providers, including further education colleges and independent training providers. This ensures that appropriate support is in place for claimants who require support to find employment or better-paid work. Disability employment gap: Government response 9 DWP works with the Department for Education (DfE) to ensure that fully funded training is available for claimants, and with adult education sector providers on both a local and national level to shape the type of courses available. Work Coaches can see what is available locally using DWP’s District Provision Tool, which is kept up to date by Partnership Managers. DWP recently flexed benefit rules to allow claimants to attend the new DfE Skills Bootcamps, which offer vocational and technical training linked to jobs. DWP’s Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview) are delivered by Jobcentres in partnership with employers and local training providers.