North Tyneside Council has signed up to a charter which calls upon the Government to improve job outcomes for those living with disabilities.
The Disability Employment Charter urges central Government to support disabled people into employment and ensure larger companies record their intake of disabled workers while reporting their disability pay gap. In addition, the charter calls for the Government to take into consideration a company's percentage of disabled workers before awarding contracts.
According to the Charter: "Since 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, the proportion of disabled people who are in employment has gone down, while the proportion who are either unemployed or economically inactive has gone up."
