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16/02/2012
TUC Criticises Gov 'Rhetoric' On Disability Jobs
There is a huge gap in the rhetoric the government uses on disability and opportunities for disabled people, a trade union body has said on Thursday.
In its submission to the Office for Disability Issues consultation on its three-year strategy on disability, the TUC said for disabled people who are able to work, paid, decent, secure and safe employment is the "best route out of poverty".
However, it said that while the Government claims disabled people need to do more to get into work and off benefits, its current policies are reducing the employment opportunities available to disabled people.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "Before the recession, some genuine progress was being made in improving the working lives of disabled people, with a growing employment rate for people with a disability.
"However, the downturn and subsequent government spending cuts have threatened the employment rate for disabled people - and with the impact of massive job losses in the public sector, where disabled people have disproportionately found employment, still to come later this year further progress is unlikely for some time."
The submission states that ministers are making it even harder for disabled people to find a job - at a time when there are already far too few vacancies to provide the necessary opportunities for everyone looking for work.
(DW/GK)
In its submission to the Office for Disability Issues consultation on its three-year strategy on disability, the TUC said for disabled people who are able to work, paid, decent, secure and safe employment is the "best route out of poverty".
However, it said that while the Government claims disabled people need to do more to get into work and off benefits, its current policies are reducing the employment opportunities available to disabled people.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "Before the recession, some genuine progress was being made in improving the working lives of disabled people, with a growing employment rate for people with a disability.
"However, the downturn and subsequent government spending cuts have threatened the employment rate for disabled people - and with the impact of massive job losses in the public sector, where disabled people have disproportionately found employment, still to come later this year further progress is unlikely for some time."
The submission states that ministers are making it even harder for disabled people to find a job - at a time when there are already far too few vacancies to provide the necessary opportunities for everyone looking for work.
(DW/GK)
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