EFD gold group work ‘absolutely vital’ - Peter Hain
12th July 2007
Peter Hain
Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain has hailed the work of the Employers' Forum on Disability's (EFD) Gold Group members as ‘absolutely vital'.
In his first public appearance as part of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet, Hain spoke of employing disabled people as a ‘win-win' for business and fundamental in the fight against discrimination.
Mr Hain was speaking at EFD's annual Gold Group networking event, hosted by InterContinental Hotels Group at Park Lane, London.
Adam Crozier
EFD chairman Adam Crozier, chief executive of Royal Mail plc, also spoke at the event, saying that employing disabled people should be a priority for business, not just because it is the right thing to do but ‘because it works'.
Other speakers included EFD chief executive Susan Scott-Parker and EFD associate and BBC broadcaster Peter White.
Scott-Parker spoke of EFD's gold group members as being ‘at the heart' of what EFD does and encouraged them to make the most of membership of EFD's President's Group.
Peter White spoke of the ‘common sense' needed when employing disabled people and when implementing rules designed to encourage their employment by business.
Other speakers
Susan Scott-Parker
Peter White
Andrew Cosslet
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About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 400 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.