News Archive
2008 05/06/08
Partners join forces on disability employment
An agreement between leading security solutions provider, G4S Security Services (UK), and specialist employment services organisation, Remploy, will pave the way for many more people with disabilities and health conditions to work in the security industry.
05/06/08
First UK Bus on board with Remploy agreement
A pioneering agreement between First UK Bus, the UK’s largest bus operator and Remploy, the UK’s leading provider of specialist employment services for people experiencing complex barriers to work, will significantly increase the number of people with disabilities and health conditions working in the transport industry. At a celebratory event held at the Williams F1 conference centre in Oxfordshire on Friday May 30th, senior recruiting managers from First UK Bus met with Remploy and Jobcentre Plus colleagues to witness the formal signing of the agreement and discuss the requirements of the partnership. In recognition of all those disabled workers who have an integral part to play within First UK Bus, Justin Williams, a bus driver with First in Cymru was also invited to attend the event and sign the agreement. Justin (32) joined the business in November 2007 having worked previous to this as a volunteer classroom assistant for three years. Having experienced a serious accident, Justin was troubled with chronic leg problems and thought that his future work chances would be severely marred. With a steely determination, Justin approached Remploy and applied to First; with six months in the job Justin says his employment with First has “transformed my life”. He said; “I am very happy to be a bus driver and have learnt the job from some of the best people whilst being with First. The opportunity presented to me has made me more confident and has helped transform my life for the better. I have a regular route and customers and even though I have some health issues the job is delivered at all times to an exacting high professional standard. Being a bus driver is exactly what I wanted to do and Remploy and First both made this a reality.” Said Jim Dalton, human resources manager for First UK Bus: “We work hard to ensure that our transport network is barrier free and accessible for all. Equally, as one of the UK’s largest employers we recognise that a no barrier policy on employment opportunities does make a valuable contribution to peoples’ lives and to the economy. Our commitment is to provide those local job opportunities and equip people with the necessary skills and training to enable them to have a fulfilling career in public transport and with First. I am delighted to sign this partnership agreement with Remploy today; it marks the start of a mutually beneficial working relationship that will increase job opportunities for disabled people and for many others. This is good news for all." Stephen Dunn, Remploy’s corporate accounts manager added: “There are numerous misconceptions about disability and many employers are not yet embracing the valuable skills and abilities that people with disabilities and health conditions can bring to a business. “Think diversity and suddenly there’s a bigger workforce. There are not enough skilled workers in this country and yet there are more than a million disabled people able to work. Some of the UK’s biggest companies which partner with Remploy report that employing people with disabilities or health conditions has reduced their staff turnover by as much as 50 per cent. “First UK Bus realises that working with Remploy is not about being politically correct, it makes good business sense. We are delighted to have signed this agreement and hope it will support many people with disabilities and health conditions into employment.” New ways of working detailed in the agreement include First UK Bus providing details of all vacancies to Remploy, facilitating site visits and work trials for Remploy applicants and providing necessary training and adaptations for Remploy recruits joining the business. The new ways of working will be regularly monitored to ensure substantial results in terms of the number of successful candidates joining the business.
10/06/08
Aberfan couple share jobs success with UK audience
Aberfan’s Karen and Calvin Hodkinson have shown the UK that decades of unemployment and receiving benefits doesn’t mean you should give up hope of getting a job, following the help they received from Remploy.
12/06/08
Mary lands an arresting new role
After spending 28 years working at her local Remploy factory, an Ashtead woman is thrilled to have started her first job in mainstream employment with Charlton House Catering Services Ltd at the Police Federation of England and Wales in Leatherhead.
12/06/08
New manager for Remploy's Plymouth branch
A former Remploy factory manager has been appointed as the new manager of the company’s Plymouth recruitment branch which provides specialist employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions.
12/06/08
Remploy jobs fair to support London's disabled jobseekers
Remploy’s Woolwich recruitment branch is seeking to empower people with disabilities and long term health conditions by providing the ideal opportunity to meet top London employers and a host of service providers.
13/06/08
Disabled Merseyside man checks in with Sainsbury's
A 22-year-old Merseyside man who has epilepsy has finally landed his first job, thanks to the specialist employment services of Remploy working in partnership with Sainbury’s, which values diversity in the workplace.
13/06/08
Shadow Minister for Disabled People visits Remploy's Bristol branch
Mark Harper, MP for the Forest of Dean and Shadow Minister for Disabled People, has visited Remploy’s branch on Colston Avenue to discover more about the recruitment services it provides for people with disabilities and long term health conditions.
16/06/08
Specialist recruitment service opens in Derby
A new recruitment branch for people with disabilities and health conditions has been opened in Derby city centre today (Monday 16 June 2008). Remploy’s new branch on Gower Street provides a range of specialist recruitment and development services for disabled job seekers wanting to return to work or enter the labour market for the first time.
16/06/08
Disabled jobseekers in Rhyl to get specialist recruitment support
People in the Rhyl area with disabilities and health conditions can now turn to a team of specialists from Remploy to help them into employment.
16/06/08
Minister supports learning initiative
Trade unions and executives of Remploy, which provides specialist employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions, today signed an agreement aimed at expanding learning and development services in the company’s nine Scottish factories.
19/06/08
Minister visits company investing in our troops
A new state of the art cutting machine will help cut costs and drive up business for disabled people working in the Remploy factories in Dundee and Cowdenbeath.
23/06/08
Remploy eight are 'jewels' in the crown!
A team of disabled cleaners is making a clean sweep at Edinburgh’s main Asda store thanks to Remploy, the UK’s leading provider of specialist employment services to people who experience complex barriers to work.
23/06/08
Birthday celebrations for record-breaking Remploy branch
Staff, employers and candidates have gathered to help Remploy’s Coventry branch mark its first birthday – and there were certainly plenty of reasons to celebrate!
24/06/08
Rose is just the job for TK Maxx
After three years of unemployment, a disabled Leicester woman is now going from strength to strength in the job she was supported into by Remploy - the UK’s leading provider of employment services for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.
24/06/08
Eric's betting on a new career with Ladbrokes
A Seaforth man who lost the use of his arm following a motorcycle accident has beaten the odds by getting back into work – thanks to the specialist employment services of Remploy, which helps people with disabilities and health conditions find sustainable jobs, and Ladbrokes, the leading sports betting and gaming company based in Aintree.
24/06/08
Tesco fills 40 jobs with Remploy partnership
A partnership with employment specialist Remploy has resulted in Tesco in Cardiff recruiting 40 people with disabilities, health conditions and other barriers to work over the past year.
30/06/08
Morrisons is 100 per cent happy with Remploy recruits
A Morrisons store in Leicester has just recruited five local people with disabilities and health conditions, thanks to a new recruitment model trialled in conjunction with Remploy’s Leicester branch.
30/06/08
Paul engineers a new career
A disabled Chatham man is thrilled to be back in mainstream employment after working for six years as a leading hand at Remploy’s Medway factory.
30/06/08
New Remploy branch to find jobs for disabled people
A new facility in Hull aimed at helping people with disabilities and health conditions to find sustainable jobs has just opened on Albion Street in the city.
