This short piece of research gives data about some of the disadvantages that people with learning disabilities face and where advocacy makes a positive difference. Learning Disability in the Community: Problems Solutions and Advocacy appears at a time where people with learning disabilities are bearing a heavier burden of cuts to services and benefits, whilst public services are not delivering mainstream services like health and education equitably. The report is published jointly with Speak Out.
Increasing diversity in job-recruiting – a trial that closed the racial gap has lessons for recruiters
April 13, 2021
Increasing diversity in the workforce is an important challenge. The public trust government services and companies more if they see that their social identity – race, gender, disability etc. – is reflected in the service being provided. Employers are therefore keen to improve the application rate and success rate of minority-group candidates. A recruitment campaign for a regional police service managed to increase by 50% the pass rate on a pre-employment test, amongst non-white candidates. They achieved this huge improvement by changing the wording of emailed information sent to candidates. How did this work[1] and what are the practical implications for employers?