Equality 2025, Access to Work, Work Test concerns and Equality Bill amendments. Happy holiday!!
Sorry I'm a little late this week! Easter is upon us and therefore just like you I'm trying to tie everything up before the break! Somebody once told me that if we were as efficient as we are just before going on holiday we'd be the most productive nation on the planet!! Some truth in that I think! Anyway I hope you enjoy the bank holiday and we get some hint of the spring! Enjoy! Minister announces new line-up for smaller Equality 2025 The government has announced the 10 disabled members of its new, smaller network of disability equality advisers. Equality 2025 was set up in 2006 to advise the government on achieving equality for disabled people by 2025. But the government decided last year to cut its membership of more than 20 disabled people and turn it instead into a “high-level advisory group”. The plans caused some concern among disabled activists, who also called for the body to be given a higher profile and “more clout”. Equality 2025 members have defended their wor...