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people with disabilitiesThe Disability Discrimination ActThursday, May 21st, 2009If an employee of a company has a disability, including a mental health difficulty or difficulties, they have a number of legal rights in the workplace. The Disability Discrimination Act is an act of Parliament that guarantees by law the rights of people with disabilities to fair treatment. This includes fair treatment in the workplace and in the process of securing employment. Other sources of helpMonday, May 4th, 2009You’ll be surprised just how much help there is Aside from Job Centre related providers of help back into work, you local area will have a number of active voluntary and commercial sector providers who will be able to offer you services to help you get back to work. The Shaw Trust is a charity that offers support to people with disabilities who would like to find work, or who need support while they are working. For information and to arrange an informal chat visit: http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/finding_a_job Welcome to Working for Wellness, the Mental Health & Employment HubThursday, April 30th, 2009
A mental health difficulty is simply a disturbance in the way that we feel or think. This can make it more difficult to do the things that we normally would do. At all levels of public and professional life there are people that experience mental health difficulties working, achieving and being successful. |
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In the UK, five million people of working age have a common mental health difficulty and just under a million have a more severe mental health difficulty.
