Business Case

Recruitment is expensive. Advertising the vacancy, screening and interviewing candidates, and multiplying that cost if the right person isn’t found. You may think reasonable adjustments will be expensive to implement, but between our free support and Access to Work funding, you stand to save money overall.

Because our jobseekers are highly motivated to work, employers that work with us can benefit from loyal, diligent workers, and with expert in work support, we can help your new employees settle comfortably into their role.

Employers stand to benefit from an inclusive hiring policy in the long term. A diverse team shows a company cares about everyone, opens colleagues and managers up to new points of view, and creates a positive work environment.

With the introduction of the Equality Act in 2010, employers have to practice a policy of equal opportunities, and identify areas of under-representation within their organisation. Disability under-representation could be addressed with our help. This is often termed as taking positive action.

We support employers by identifying roles that our jobseekers can do through a process called ‘job carving’.

Employers have a responsibility to make reasonable adjustments where a disabled person is at a significant disadvantage to others. We can support employers with guidance and practical tips when making reasonable adjustments, which are simple and often inexpensive or free!

Often employers advertise in places that disabled people may not see; for example, using online recruitment websites. Disabled people possess a wealth of valuable skills and employers are missing out on the chance to recruit them.

By working with DurhamEnable, we can match the skills of our jobseekers to opportunities within your workplace.

DurhamEnable will profile the individual, find out their skill set, and work with you to match these skills to tasks within your workplace.

Benefits arise when businesses better represent the communities  around them. Having staff with experience of disability, mental health or other cultures can give you, as an employer, an insight into developing new markets.

Benefits grow from improving operations internally in a business. For example, a diverse workforce that includes a range of perspectives can improve creativity and problem-solving, resulting in better decision making whilst offering greater flexibility.

Disabled people in the UK have a combined annual spending power of over £200 billion and 20% of customers for businesses are disabled. If businesses don’t recruit employees with disabilities, they could lose the business of disabled people, their families, friends and wider communities.