Tag Archives: Equality and Human Rights Commission
Report recommends flexible hours for disabled people in the work place
Disability Rights UK blog post, 15 August 2017: Flexible hours would combat pay gap and increase disabled peoples job opportunities Offering flexible hours to all job applicants will help combat pay disparities and increase job opportunities for disabled people, according … Continue reading
Disability report calls on the Welsh Government to place a national focus on disability equality
Equality and Human Rights Commission press release, 3 April 2017: Disability progress ‘littered with missed opportunities and failures’ Progress towards real equality for disabled people over the past twenty years is insufficient and ‘littered with missed opportunities and failures’. That’s … Continue reading
EHRC launches inquiry into accessible housing
Equality & Human Rights Commission announcement, 14 Dec 2016: Inquiry into housing for disabled people On 14 December 2016 the Commission launched a formal inquiry on housing for disabled people. It will look at whether the availability of accessible and … Continue reading
Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations
Disability news service article by John Pring, April 7, 2016: Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations The equality watchdog is to commission a major piece of research into whether the government’s welfare reforms have harmed the human … Continue reading
Disability poverty rises
Disability poverty rose sharply in fourth year of coalition, by John Pring on July 3, 2015 in on Disability News Service The proportion of disabled people living in poverty rose sharply in the fourth year of the coalition government, according … Continue reading
Share your views on the Human Rights Act
To accompany a Live debate on the Human Rights Act on 1 July 2015, the Guardian newspaper would like to hear your views. The Human Rights Act is derided by its critics as a “criminal’s charter” since it was introduced … Continue reading
What are the main issues facing disabled people in the UK today?
A report has been published describing the progress being made to put the rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention) into practice in the UK. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) … Continue reading
Young people’s rights explained in plain English
A new online resource for children and young people – to learn about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been launched. The Plain English factsheets and video animation will inspire young people (and others) to … Continue reading
“Bedroom tax” hearing
The High Court this week is considering 10 claims being brought against the Government’s ‘Bedroom Tax’ that came into force on 1 April this year. The claims, made by a range of people affected by the Bedroom Tax, are being … Continue reading