Positive About Disability
The Two Ticks Symbol
Trafford Council was awarded the Positive about Disability Two Tick symbol in 2006.
The accreditation is awarded to employers who demonstrate to the Department of Work and Pensions (Jobcentre Plus) that they are committed to continually achieving five commitments relating to the employment of disabled people.
The five commitments are to:
- Interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Ensure a mechanism is in place to discuss, at any time, but at least once a year, with disabled employees what can be done to ensure that they can develop and use their full abilities
- Make every effort to ensure that when employees become disabled, they stay in employment
- Take action to ensure that all employees develop the appropriate level of disability awareness needed to make these commitments work
- Conduct an annual review on what has been achieved and plan ways to improve on them. This is reported to the Department of Work and Pensions
The award of the accreditation is reviewed annually when the Council has to demonstrate to Jobcentre Plus what action it has taken to meet the five commitments - this is an ongoing commitment.
It is one of the ways we demonstrate our commitment to 'fairness and equality of opportunity for all people'.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen-Andrew Lee
Employment Initiatives Advisor
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Stretford
Manchester
M32 0TH
Email: stephen.lee@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone/Texbox: 0161 912 4705
Fax: 0161 912 4171
