CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO

EMPLOYMENT RATE FOR DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED WORKERS, 2008-2015

80

75

70

65

60

55

50

45

40

35 The employment rate for UK disabled

people stood at 47.2 per cent by the end
Non-disabled employement rate
30 of 2015, compared with 80.3 per cent
for non-disabled people. While there has
25 been a slight improvement in recent years, Disability employment gap
the gap between the two has remained
20 largely stable Disabled employement rate

15

10

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Source: TUC analysis of Labour Force Survey 2016, Office for National Statistics (ONS)

TOP CHALLENGES FACED BY EMPLOYERS TO DISABILITIES AT WORK FACTORS HELPING BUSINESSES EMPLOY MORE DISABLED PEOPLE

32% 32% 55% 47%

Insufficient training Accessibility for Additional funding Applicants willing
to support disabled people with certain for adaptations to disclose health
colleagues impairments
55% conditions

Given clear
46% 26% information about 47%
Applicants not willing how to support Better training
High costs of adapting applicants
to be open about for line managers
the workplace/
disabilities
buying equipment

12% 18% 13% 37%

Worried about Applicants unable Nothing we Single gateway
increased to fulfil specific are already doing for assistance
absence rates requirements enough and advice

13% 18% 19% 28%

No disabled Concerned about Specific policy to More accessible
persons policy attitudes of co-workers recruit disabled business environment/
in place people culture

Source: Reed in Partnership/Disability Rights UK 2016

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING BARRIERS TO WORK FOR EMPLOYED WORKING-AGE ADULTS
FOR WORKING-AGE ADULTS WITH IMPAIRMENTS
Financial reasons Financial reasons
(lack of money) (lack of money)

A health condition,
illness or impairment A health condition,
illness or impairment

Too busy/not enough time

Too busy/not enough time
No learning opportunities
available
No learning opportunities
available
A disability

A disability
Difficulty with transport

Lack of information Difficulty with transport

on what is available

Lack of help Lack of information

on what is available

Difficulty getting on
a course or refused a place Lack of help

Caring responsibilities
Difficulty getting on
a course or refused a place
Attitudes of other people Education/ Areas for
training areas improvement
for improvement Caring responsibilities in labour market
Difficulty using facilities

Difficulty getting Attitudes of other people

into buildings

0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
% of disabled adults % of disabled adults
Source: ONS Source: ONS

AVERAGE GROSS HOURLY PAY FOR DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED ADULTS

THE PAY GAP HAS FALLEN BUT THERES STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
Disabled Non-disabled

2014 11.50 13.50

2015 12.10 13.80

Source: TUC analysis of Labour Force Survey 2016, ONS