Daily Archives: 20/05/2011

Experts ‘bemused’ by coalition’s threat to cut discrimination payouts

Disability law experts say they are “bemused” by the government’s “disingenuous” announcement that it is considering cutting the compensation paid to disabled people and other victims of discrimination at work.
In the coalition’s latest attack on equality legislation, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) said it was examining compensation payouts for discrimination as part [...]

Need for ‘open discussion’ over £3 million fund for DPOs

The government has announced £3 million of new funding to help local disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) improve the way they are run.
DPOs will be able to bid for money from the fund from July for projects that will “make a significant difference to their development and sustainability”.
The announcement came on the same day that thousands [...]