DEA - why ?

50Twuncle

As a disabled person - currently looking for employment - I saw a vacancy at my local job centre - that I have applied for - ACTUALLY working for DWP - I informed my DEA who, unbelievably - rather than offer me support - informed me that "The job was probably unsuitable for me" and the "REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS" that any other employer would be expected to make did not apply to DWP !!
I intend to ignore my DEA and go for the interview anyway - that is IF the "guaranteed interview" still stands....
Comments please....

jazabelle

Oh my god, that's awful. So the law applies to everyone but the DWP?! How can that be? I think you need to take this matter further!

It's also funny how they desperately want you to have a job, but certainly not with them!

Perhaps start with a complaint to his manager, and go higher if need be? If it turns out to be the case, I suppose your MP would be the next step.

Good luck with the interview!

50Twuncle

Thanks......
That is IF I do get offered an interview

jazabelle

Yeah, I'm on Jobseekers as well, and applied for a good number of jobs that I ticked the disability box for. Only heard back from one.

Luckily, then my old job offered me back for 2 days anyway, and those jobs meant I couldn't do both, so didn't both to chase them up.

So as you say - not always true they follow the two ticks thing.

Anyway, my fingers are crossed for you. Having no job when you're looking is horrible.

dmg24

The DEA is talking rubbish, the DWP as a whole are usually very good in terms of being a disability friendly employer.

The guaranteed interview scheme is only applicable if they feel that you meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Paparika

DWP would be in breach of the DDA if they felt that way..

I'd be making a serious complaint about the DEA

Tally-Ho_2

I sm disabled and previously worked for the DWP (and its predessor The Employment Service).

Re the adjustments etc, what the DEA was referring to is that the DWP can no longer make use of The Access to Work Scheme for their own staff. The government deemed it silly for the DWP to pay the DWP for adjustments etc. Thus they have to self fund them out of their own office or departmental budget if you see what I mean. This should not make any difference as under the DDA the employer (DWP) does have a duty to make reasonable adjustments however trying to prove that you did or did not get a particular job on the grounds of disability maybe difficult to prove. Once you are 'in and working' for them they are not a bad employer though.

Tally

Paparika

hiya Tally-ho

That sounds awful, DWP are another workplace, it seems terrible that as a disabled employee you don't get to use the same system as every other disabled working person,

I would of been lost without access to work when i was working

neiljc_2

The only exemption to the obligations under the DDA are the armed forces, and even then the MOD has committed to applying these obligations as far as reasonably practical.

your DEA is talking ****

50Twuncle

I have received an email from DWP asking me to supply a contact phone number - despite my making it clear in the application, that I have a speech problem - typical - I have replied, informing them of this fact.....