{"id":102467,"date":"2021-12-03T13:04:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T13:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=102467"},"modified":"2021-12-03T13:04:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T13:04:01","slug":"disability-confident-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/disability-confident-scheme\/102467\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Perkins plc commits to Disability Confident scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travisperkinsplc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Perkins plc<\/a> has announced that it has signed up to the Department for Work &amp; Pensions Disability Confident scheme<\/h2>\n<p>The Disability Confident scheme, run by the Department for Work &amp; Pensions, encourages companies to improve how they recruit, retain and develop employees with disabilities and long term conditions.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/disability-confident-guidance-for-levels-1-2-and-3\/level-1-disability-confident-committed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability Confident Level 1 membership<\/a>, Travis Perkins plc has committed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring its recruitment process is inclusive and accessible<\/li>\n<li>Making adjustments to accommodate colleagues with disabilities and long term health conditions<\/li>\n<li>Providing employment, workplace and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/access-training\/85975\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">training opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Workplace accessibility<\/h3>\n<p>James Mackenzie, managing director for Toolstation and Ability sponsor for Travis Perkins plc, said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We acknowledge that creating a more inclusive environment that celebrates and nurtures diversity will be crucial to our future success as a business and as an industry. 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