Alex Cunningham,
Shadow Work and Pensions Minister, commenting on the Rethink Mental
Illness report, said:
“This
report highlights the shocking barriers faced by people with mental health
conditions trying to find a job, and demonstrates this Government’s total
failure to get to grips with the disability employment gap.
“The
Government’s flagship Disability Confident scheme doesn’t appear to have had
any impact at all. They seem unable to point to a single person who has found a
job as a direct result of the scheme.”
“Labour
will halve the disability employment gap, by supporting employers to remove
barriers to work and retain employees who may have developed a long-term health
condition or an impairment.”
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