Inclusive employment – information for employers

On this page we have some information for employers and careers professionals about employing people with a learning disability.

ACAS
Acas gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice.
Advice on supporting and treating disabled people fairly at work, for employers, managers and disabled employees, workers and job applicants.

Access To Work
Information about Access To Work, help to get or stay in work for people who have a physical or mental health condition or disability

Ambitious About Autism
Transition to employment toolkit – Supporting autistic young people into further education, training or employment
Toolkit for employers
Toolkit for professionals – Resources for post-16 careers professionals working with autistic young people

BASE - British Association for Supported Employment
BASE works in partnership with employers, policy makers, central and local government, researchers and people with lived experience to build evidence, knowledge about what works, and to share this expertise.

CIPD - the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
People manager guide: Recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition

Disability Confident scheme
How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme

EHRC - the Equality and Human Rights Commission
The independent equality and human rights regulator, enforcing and upholding the laws that safeguard everyone’s right to fairness, dignity and respect. They have a range of information related to employment.
Employing people: workplace adjustments 

FPLD - the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Employers guide to employing people with a learning disability: a celebration of what works. This guide explores the practical implications of adopting a more inclusive approach to recruiting people with a learning disability.

LEEP1 (Leeds People First)
Employment Handbook – supporting people looking for a job, staying in job; supporting employers to support people 

Leeds Inclusive Employer Network
A peer network for individuals and organisations wanting to learn more about, improve upon and lead best practice around inclusive employment in their workplaces and sectors.