Guidance

NDTi Insights - Commissioning of employment support

Publisher:

Policy & research organisations

Topics:

Commissioning, Supported employment

Year of Publication:

2011

Type:

Guidance

This publication summarises the learning from work undertaken by NDTi around supporting people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems into paid work. Conclusions include that there is:

Kickstart guide for employers

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Recruitment, Covid-19

Year of Publication:

2021

Type:

Guidance

Youth Employment UK has now created a Kickstart Guide for Employers to help support and advise them to create a good quality Kickstart Programme for the Candidate.

This resource has been created by Youth Employment UK to support employers and gateway organisations looking to create Kickstart Programmes. We have consulted with the young people in our network to explore what a good Kickstart Programme would look like to them and have embedded their views into this guidance.

RED guides to self-employment

Publisher:

Other organisations

Topics:

Self employment

Year of Publication:

2020

Type:

Guidance

More and more people with learning difficulties are discovering that self-employment and small business ownership can provide fulfilling and sustainable employment opportunities.

Supported Internships and Access to Work

Publisher:

Central Government

Topics:

Access To Work, Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2020

Type:

Guidance

Young people on or about to start the work experience placement of a supported internship, or traineeship with a disability or health condition, can apply to the Department for Work and Pensions' Access to Work fund. Young people can apply for: * funding of travel (providing assistance for additional travel costs to and from their work experience placement because of their disability); * the costs of support workers, including job coaches; and * specialist equipment for days that a young person is at the employer's premises.

Traineeships (House of Commons briefing)

Publisher:

Parliament

Topics:

Traineeships

Year of Publication:

2020

Type:

Guidance

This parliamentary briefing gives background about traineeships.

What are Traineeships
The expansion of traineeship scheme in response to the coronavirus pandemic
What counts as a traineeship ontent
How Traineeships are funded.

Empowering Neurodiversity in the Workplace during Covid-19

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Employers, Autism, Health & Wellbeing

Year of Publication:

2020

Type:

Guidance

The coronavirus situation is presenting new challenges for us all, including the neurodivergent. This resource, from Creased Puddle, is designed to give businesses the confidence to start conversations about neurodivergency. It contains a variety of tips and ideas to make workplaces more welcoming.

EHRSUA, The Outsourcing Playbook & Supplier Code of Conduct v2

Topics:

Supply chain contracting, Procurement

Year of Publication:

2019

Type:

Guidance

The Employment & Health Related Services Umbrella Agreement (EHRSUA) is a framework-style agreement for the provision of employment and health related services. The objective of the agreement is to provide employment and health related support services helping people who are unemployed, disabled, have a health condition or barrier to work to select, train for, obtain and retain employment. Only providers accepted onto the umbrella framework are permitted to bid for high value DWP contracts.

Easy read guide to Access to Work for the arts sector

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Access To Work

Year of Publication:

2019

Type:

Guidance

This new guide to Access to Work from the Arts Council and Disability Arts Online has been made available in various accessible formats including easy read and audio-only. It clarifies the Access to Work process and provides specific advice for the arts and cultural sector. Each section of the guide also offers a video version of the information, which includes British Sign Language and optional captions.

Employer Guide to Sickle Cell

Publisher:

Policy & research organisations

Topics:

Disability, Employers

Year of Publication:

2019

Type:

Guidance

This guide, published by De Montfort University, is based on research examining the experiences of people with sickle cell disorder (SCD) in work and employment in England. There are duties on employers under the 1996 Employment Rights Act to provide a contract and not to dismiss employees unfairly.

Job carving and job crafting

Publisher:

Commissions & Regulatory Organisations

Topics:

Job matching

Year of Publication:

2019

Type:

Guidance

Job carving and job crafting can be effective strategies to overcome the challenges of labour market integration of people facing multiple barriers, in particular the long-term unemployed. This paper gives an overview of these strategies, presents promising practices and sets out recommendations for future measures, also in the context of ESF interventions.

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