Purple Tuesday

01 Nov 2022

Published in: Member News

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Purple Tuesday is a programme for change, focused on improving the customer experience for disabled people

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Have you heard of Purple Tuesday?

Purple Tuesday is a change programme for organisations of all sizes from all sectors to get involved in, with the common goal of improving the customer experience for disabled people 365 days a year. We wanted to let employers know about some of the support available to you, and to your current and prospective employees.

Access to Work for your employees

An Access to Work grant can pay for practical support to help someone with a disability or health condition. Access to Work can support you to:

• hire disabled people who have the skills you need
• retain an employee who develops a disability or long-term condition (keeping their valuable skills and saving both time and money recruiting a replacement)
• demonstrate that you value and will support your employees by having good employment policies and practices

If your staff member has a mental health condition, they will be offered assistance to develop a support plan. This may include steps to support them remaining in, or returning to, work and suggestions for reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

Applications can be made online which makes applying quick and easy.

Being Disability Confident

Disability Confident organisations play a leading role in changing attitudes and behaviours for the better. The Disability Confident scheme helps employers recruit, retain and develop great people, and to:

• challenge attitudes towards disability
• increase understanding of disability in the workplace
• draw from the widest possible pool of talent
• secure high-quality staff who are skilled, loyal, and hard working
• improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating fair treatment

Read more about signing up for the Disability Confident scheme and how it can help your business.

Support with employee health and disability

The government is building and testing a new online service providing advice and guidance to employers on managing health and disability in the workplace. We are supporting the development of this service through testing.

By taking part, you’ll receive free information on disability and health-related employment issues. Any feedback would be gratefully received - it will make a real difference in the development of the new service.

Go to the test site Support with Employee Health and Disability to find out more and make your voice heard.

Health Adjustment Passport

The Health Adjustment Passport is a form which enables individuals to identify the support and changes (known as reasonable adjustments) they might need when they are ready to move closer to, or move into employment, or just stay in work. The document is owned by the individual and completion is voluntary.

The Health Adjustment Passport aims to improve employers’ confidence and awareness of the types of adjustments and support available, for any disability or health condition.

It can act as a tool to help you support individuals with disabilities or health conditions, by improving your understanding of any reasonable adjustments the individual may need in work.