Support
Fair Start Scotland
Fair Start Scotland is a flexible employment support service
which helps individuals get ready for work and achieve their
potential. Fair Start Scotland offers pre-work support, as well as
further in-work support that is tailored to meet participants'
needs.
Applicants work with an adviser to identify existing skills,
prepare for interview, and find jobs that meet their needs. Further
information can be found on the Fair
Start Scotland website, or by calling 0800 804 8108 (Monday -
Friday, 10am - 4pm).
Information and Guidance
The best people to advise on how to recruit and retain disabled
people are disabled people themselves and employers are encouraged
to engage directly with disabled people. Engagement can be
done by communicating with Disabled People's Organisations (DPO's)
who can offer advice, guidance and training including bespoke
disability equality training.
There are some useful links to DPOs and other organisations
below. If you have a resource you would like to add, please
contact Employability SG
Mailbox.
DPOs offering employment services
Other Organisations
There are also a number of ways Employers can demonstrate
commitment to providing fair and sustainable work for disabled
people:
Finally, the European Human Rights Commission also has some
information on employing disabled people.
[go
to Disabled People in the Workplace]