Westminster Hall debate on Disability Confident scheme
Wednesday, 10 January 2018 19:32
MPs today debated the Disability Confident scheme in Westminster
Hall. Extract Column 125WH Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon)
(Con) ...I did a reverse jobs fair. Rather than a typical jobs
fair, where people seeking a job turn up and hand out their CVs to
employers, we gave stalls to 25 local organisations in my
constituency in Swindon who help disabled people get into work. We
had Pluss and the Shaw Trust, and lots of local organisations. I
then wrote to all the employers that I could...Request free trial
MPs today debated the Disability Confident scheme in Westminster
Hall.
Extract
Column 125WH (North Swindon) (Con)
...I did a reverse jobs fair. Rather than a typical jobs
fair, where people seeking a job turn up and hand out their CVs to
employers, we gave stalls to 25 local organisations in my
constituency in Swindon who help disabled people get into work. We
had Pluss and the Shaw Trust, and lots of local organisations. I
then wrote to all the employers that I could find addresses for and
said, “You probably have recruitment problems, because we are close
to structural full employment. I want you to come along and tell
all these organisations where your skills gaps are, and they might
be able to match someone to you.” There were 25 organisations, and
80 employers turned up—that was 180 people.
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