June 2016

"Retention Deficit" - new report by Resolution Foundation

14/06/16

The Resolution Foundation has published a report examining the retention of jobs for people with disabilities. The report finds that the odds of people with disabilities who have been unemployed for more than a year returning to work diminish at twice the rate of non-disabled people. The report, Retention Deficit, calls on the government to revise its “seriously misguided” policy focus on disabled people on benefits.

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Is Welfare to Work, working well?

14/06/16

Is welfare to work, working well? Improving employment rates for people with disabilities and long-term conditions The

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Merton seeking employment support provider

13/06/16

The London Borough of Merton is seeking to appoint a provider to develop a framework and programme to assist and work with residents who have disabilities and assist them into employment. We have no further information on this opportunity.

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=12697c5c-3627-e6...

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Enfield seeks self-employed job coaches

13/06/16

Enfield's Skills for Work Service is looking to recruit a pool of Job Coaches to support young people (16-24 year olds) with a disability on the supported internship programme. They are inviting expressions of interest for this opportunity.

You can register your interest in being included on the Authority's select list of approved providers for this service by completing and submitting the Expression of Interest questionnaire attached at https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=8b87ee6b-2523-e6....

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Tender update on the Work and Health Programme

01/06/16

Details of the tender process for the new £130m Work and Health Programme were discussed at provider meetings in London and Birmingham last week. The programme is scheduled to begin in October 2017.

The programme will be co-commissioned in Manchester and London and co-designed with Liverpool, North East England, Tees Valley, Sheffield, West Midlands, Cardiff, East Anglia and West of England.

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