A few months ago, we announced we’d signed up to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Now, we’re delighted to share that we have reached Level 2, meaning we can proudly call ourselves a Disability Confident Employer.

The scheme aims to support organisations to attract, recruit, retain and develop the careers of disabled people in the workplace.

It enables employers like PEGS to increase our understanding of different disabilities and how opportunities may be restricted for those who have these conditions – plus of course, supporting us to remove barriers which might be preventing people who are disabled or have long-term health conditions from accessing employment.

In order to reach Disability Confident Employer status, we had to undertake a self-assessment, and focus on a number of actions around attracting the right people to the organisation – and then retaining and developing them.

We’ll now be looking to work towards the third and final level of the scheme: Disability Confident Leader.

Our Founding Director Michelle John said: “Having a disability or long-term condition shouldn’t stop a person from accessing the career they want and achieving their goals.

“We always aim to be inclusive in everything we do here at PEGS, but have embraced the opportunity to become involved in the Department for Work and Pensions’ Disability Confident Scheme in order to have that additional guidance around how we can proactively support disabled people in the workplace.

“We’d encourage all employers to think about join the scheme, as together we can make a real difference in getting rid of the barriers to employment.”

For more information about becoming Disability Confident, simply click here.