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Who should enter?
The Remploy Leading the Way Awards are open to all organisations employing or enabling disabled people to secure employment in England, Scotland and Wales. There are also awards presented to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the employment of disabled people.
Organisations of all sizes and at all stages of the journey towards good practice are encouraged to apply. By entering the awards you are demonstrating a mindset and a commitment to diversity, learning and improvement. We acknowledge that entrants will have varying degrees of experience with disability and you will be judged on what you are currently doing well.
These awards are not just for the biggest and the best. And they are not about the greatest numbers - to enter for the awards you must employ at least one disabled person.
The entry categories:
Organisational awards
- Small employer
- organisations between 1-100 employees
- Medium employer
- organisations between 101-1000 employees
- Large employer
- organisations with 1001+ employees
- Learning award
- In this category recognition will be given to an organisation that promotes the learning and development of disabled people through continuous training and education and opportunities to develop in their chosen career.
- Innovation Award
(new for 2007) - Judges will be looking for organisations who have implemented new, creative or innovative procedures or actions that support more disabled people at work. This can be a policy, concept or practice which demonstrates creative thinking to address a genuine need.
- Employee Retention Award
(new for 2007) - Judges will be looking for organisations who's working practices support employees who are absent due to a disability or long term health condition to return to work.
Individual awards
After the resounding success of introducing individual awards for the first time last year, these have now become standard categories to recognise the importance placed on individuals who make an important contribution to the employment of disabled people.
1. Outstanding contribution - Business person
This award recognises an individual within an organisation who has personally driven an organisation's commitment to the employment of disabled people. The award will be made to an individual who has made a significant contribution to making policies work in practice and who has gone above and beyond what is required from their job description.
2. Outstanding contribution - Jobcentre Plus
This award recognises the achievements of a Jobcentre Plus employee who has made exceptional personal effort to facilitate the employment of disabled people.
