Disability Equality Duty

The DED legislation, as reported by the Disability Right Commission (DRC), covers 45,000 public bodies across the country

The DRC has published employment guidance on the DED for organisations and copies can be downloaded from the DRC website:  drc.org.uk.

How will this affect HR?

It is vital to be familiar with ‘due regard’. Put simply, this is where authorities should give due weight to the need to promote disability equality in proportion to its relevance.

Duty is not the only thing to consider. It’s important that an employer should only fill positions with appropriately qualified candidates, and to encourage disabled people to participate in public life outside the workplace.

HR departments should consider what steps they might make to ensure the accessibility of the appointment process to disabled candidates.

In order to fairly advertise a relevant position you must consider:

• where disabled people will see it

• It’s important to encourage applications and actively seek applications from disabled people.

At Disability Jobsite we not only provide information on job vacancies for the disabled, but also clear guidelines for employers wishing to learn more about DED.

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