Canopus Report post Posted May 29, 2006 Remploy is a manufacturing company, run by the Department of Work and Pensions, which was set up more than 60 years ago to provide work for disabled people. It now employs more than 5,000 people in 83 factories in the UK making a huge range of goods for the public sector, from police chemical protection suits to furniture for university halls of residence. However a strategic review launched in March this year means that every Remploy factory in the UK is now under direct threat of closure, with the spectre of thousands of disabled people being thrown out of work and onto benefits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlenemo Report post Posted May 29, 2006 (edited) I looked it up to find out more information and found this from the Jobcentreplus site: "The Government has announced a review of Remploy Ltd - which employs and recruits disabled people. In her statement to the House on Thursday (March 16th), Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, said the review would look at opening up more employment opportunities for people with impairments." The TGWU and GMB blame the disproportionate size of the management. And there's a useful article in Worksop Today. It looks as if the review was wanted by everyone (except possibly the managers) but the fear is that rather than fix the system, the Government may decide to quietly take the money and run. If they do, I suspect that they end up with another PR disaster. Edited May 29, 2006 by littlenemo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
