Ah cool, I shall read Nick's article - I saw writeups about it, but only linking to the paywalled Times version.
The LD Manifesto had some starts, talking about incentivising employers to be more supportive and understanding of people's needs in employment, flexible working, childcare support, disability clue expanding Access to Work etc etc. I am *gutted* that none of that starting clue seems to be being talked about now. Put osme of the Welfare money into supporting people in the workplace and financially supporting employers who take on disabled people who might cost a bit more to employ due to sickness or something. It'd still be cheaper than the dole to us all.
Making it harder to sack people for ill health or other things would be something which wouldn't cost money. As it is, a lot of employers are saying "we can't keep people who aren't well enough to work 100% of the time". I know when HR were gunning for me at my workplace last Autumn I was TOLD about the recession and "think of the business"at least 5 times and supposed to feel guilty and magically 'stop being ill' anymore. If I had lost my job I would have been too ill to work and too well for benefits.
What happens to someone who can only work 9 days out of 10? No employer will stand for that. But DWP/JCP etc will say is well enough to work and too well for ESA. That's a reality for so many people! Social model of disability FFS!
I need to find some spoons to write to Danny Alexander (and a proofer to take my 4 letter curses out of it) as 'author' of the manifesto and ask him to PLEASE reread what he wrote and start talking about the proto ideas more because they were *good*. The LD position on social model of disability was a key reason many disabled people and I voted LD this year.
I will not join the LDs or indeed vote (who else is there?) for them again until I see positive steps on welfare cos it is a deal breaker for me.
I hope the outcome of some of this conference makes some positions clearer. Thank you for writing what you have. It's an improvement on what I expected even if not 'enough' to make the deal for me right now.
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The LD Manifesto had some starts, talking about incentivising employers to be more supportive and understanding of people's needs in employment, flexible working, childcare support, disability clue expanding Access to Work etc etc. I am *gutted* that none of that starting clue seems to be being talked about now. Put osme of the Welfare money into supporting people in the workplace and financially supporting employers who take on disabled people who might cost a bit more to employ due to sickness or something. It'd still be cheaper than the dole to us all.
Making it harder to sack people for ill health or other things would be something which wouldn't cost money. As it is, a lot of employers are saying "we can't keep people who aren't well enough to work 100% of the time". I know when HR were gunning for me at my workplace last Autumn I was TOLD about the recession and "think of the business"at least 5 times and supposed to feel guilty and magically 'stop being ill' anymore. If I had lost my job I would have been too ill to work and too well for benefits.
What happens to someone who can only work 9 days out of 10? No employer will stand for that. But DWP/JCP etc will say is well enough to work and too well for ESA. That's a reality for so many people! Social model of disability FFS!
I need to find some spoons to write to Danny Alexander (and a proofer to take my 4 letter curses out of it) as 'author' of the manifesto and ask him to PLEASE reread what he wrote and start talking about the proto ideas more because they were *good*. The LD position on social model of disability was a key reason many disabled people and I voted LD this year.
I will not join the LDs or indeed vote (who else is there?) for them again until I see positive steps on welfare cos it is a deal breaker for me.
I hope the outcome of some of this conference makes some positions clearer. Thank you for writing what you have. It's an improvement on what I expected even if not 'enough' to make the deal for me right now.