Employer guidance

Elite Supported Employment Agency

Membership type:

Full

Description: Elite SEA

ELITE Supported Employment Agency Ltd is a voluntary organisation, which enables individuals with disabilities to access and maintain paid employment via a tested system of support and training. The Agency operates throughout the areas of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly, Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, with a Head Office in Llantrisant.

Contact details

Website:

http://www.elitesea.co.uk

Phone:

01443 226664

Region:

Wales

Services offered:

Welfare benefits advice, Training consultancy, Supported employment, Prevocational education, Permitted work, Job retention, In Work Support, Advice and guidance, Access to Work support service, intensive Job Coaching, Work experience and Work Choice

Customer group:

Multiple disadvantage, Mental health, Long term health conditions, Learning disabilities, ESF, DfES, DWP, Charities, BASE, Events, Employer guidance, Vulnerable people, Visual impairment, Transitions, Sensory impairment, Physical disability, Inclusion, Hearing impairment, Disability, Autism, EUSE, WCLD, Supported Employment Associations, Shaw Trust, Local authorities and Jobcentre Plus

Work Foundation report into Schizophrenia and employment

Submitted by Huw on Mon, 11/02/2013 - 11:10

This report, published by the Work Foundation, looks at the employment experience of people who have schizophrenia.

Canadian report on best practice in employing workers with disabilities

Publisher:

International

Topics:

Employer guidance and Recruitment

Type:

Report

The Canadian Government has published a report that identifies best employment practices and records the success stories of people with disabilities. Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector is the report of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities that was formed earlier this year.

The panel was created to research on people with disabilities in the workplace to:
* Focus on the best practices to giving people with disabilities employment opportunities
* Explain how both individuals and businesses benefit from hiring people with disabilities

Panel report

Research into use of pre-employment health questionnaires

Submitted by Huw on Wed, 16/01/2013 - 14:07

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published guidance and a research report on the use of pre-employment questionnaires. Section 60 of the Equality Act 2010 makes it generally unlawful to ask questions about disability and health before a job offer is made.

The research focused on the recruitment practices of employers relating to collecting information about a job applicant’s health prior to any offer of work being made. Such health inquiries are prohibited under Section 60 of the Equality Act 2010 unless they fall under a prescribed set of exemptions.

New HSE toolkit for small businesses

Submitted by Huw on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 11:37

The Health & Safety Executive has published a toolkit to support small businesses. The new Health and Safety Toolbox is the latest in a package of online guidance, bringing together in one place everything a small, low-risk business could need to manage health and safety. Written with busy firms in mind, it makes it easy to find relevant guidance on specific risks with a few clicks of the mouse.

It builds on Health and Safety Made Simple which provides sufficient basic information for large numbers of low risk businesses.

Mindful Employer evaluation published

Submitted by Huw on Thu, 12/07/2012 - 00:00

An evaluation has been published regarding the Mindful Employer initiative.

Skills for Care compiling recruitment resources for social care employers

Submitted by Huw on Thu, 12/04/2012 - 14:36

Skills for Care is currently undertaking a new project to establish how social care employers can be supported to fully utilise the skills of disabled people within their workforce.

Toolkits for Mental Health and Work

Publisher:

New Economy Manchester

Topics:

Mental health, Employer guidance, Working For Health and Job retention

Type:

Guidance

New Economy Manchester has produced a series of toolkits around mental health and work for individuals, employers and health professionals. This toolkits have been designed to help support employees with a mental health condition to remain in employment and were produced as part of a European funded PROGRESS project.

http://neweconomymanchester.com/stories/1446

Toolkit for employers

Toolkit for individuals

Tapping into Talent

Date:

Mon, 26/03/2012 - 10:00 - 16:30

Venue: CBI Conference Centre, London
Cost: Limited number of discounted registrations now available and priced between £90–£125+VAT; includes refreshments, lunch and access to the conference exhibition all sessions.

Files:

Conference programme

MIND best practice guide for employers

Publisher:

MIND

Topics:

Mental health and Employer guidance

Type:

Report and Best practice

Mind, the mental health charity, had published a report, ‘Taking care of business’ which sets out how employers feel mental health can be more positively promoted and managed at work, using testimonies, best-practice case studies and recommendations.

Amongst other points, the report highlights the importance of ensuring that mental health is safeguarded during change management processes, and also stresses the important role that line managers have in spotting early signs of mental health issues.

http://www.mind.org.uk/work/employers/mind_business_summit

Employer solutions for better mental health at work

Employers Guide: Taking Care of Business