EFD response to trade union attempts to keep disabled people in Remploy factories

11th September 2007

Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD) is very concerned about the trade unions' recent attempts to keep disabled people in Remploy factories.

EFD wholeheartedly supports Remploy's efforts to modernise and to help disabled people to find work in mainstream employment.

We are actively encouraging our members to support Remploy's recruitment projects local to the 43 factories earmarked for closure.

Remploy has demonstrated that it will give its factory workers the right training, job preparation and support to find employment.

Factory workers can also choose to remain on Remploy terms and conditions, including the final salary pension scheme, working for another local employer for as long as they wish.

We believe that people with disabilities deserve the same opportunity for meaningful employment as non-disabled people and that the modernisation of Remploy reflects the aspirations of disabled people in today's Britain.

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Media enquiries, please contact:

Brenda Otema, Communications & Marketing Officer
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: brenda.otema@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020

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 300 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.

www.efd.org.uk