Employers give evidence to MPs on Access to Work

The Work and Pensions Select Committee is holding the third of four oral evidence sessions for its inquiry into Employment support for disabled people: Access to Work

Time: 9.30am on Wednesday 15 October, in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Dr Jules Dickinson, Member of Access to Work working group, Association of Sign Language Interpreters
Susan Scott-Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Business Disability Forum
Julie Fernandez (freelance actor/broadcaster and small business owner)
Gareth Parry, Disability Capability Director, Remploy
Lee Reed, Equality and Diversity Officer, TLT Solicitors

The session will consider:

DWP’s administration of AtW from the perspectives of employers
The arrangements for AtW cost-sharing with employers
AtW support for people with mental health conditions
AtW guidance in relation to self-employed people, particularly owners of nascent small businesses, and the rules around profitability and earnings
The "30 hour rule" for support workers, particularly as it affects sign language interpreters
The potential for substantially increased funding for AtW

View our written response on Access to Work to the Work and Pensions Committee.