I'm not sure which party to this is aided by this intervention.
Andy referred to the potentially helpful role of the "The Disability Rights Commission (today it has a name about human rights issues)". The body referred to is the Equality and Human Rights Commission. I read elsewhere that as well as advising employers how to "manage redundancies fairly in the current climate" the EHRC is in the middle of making some of its own:
[It] plans to axe its Manchester based helpline and restructure the remaining helplines based in Cardiff, Birmingham and Glasgow.
The move by the EHRC, at a cost of 50 posts, comes at a time when call volumes to the helpline are increasing due to the recession and the EHRC 'Your Right to Fly' campaign, which targets travellers with disabilities. Call volumes have tripled since the start of the campaign... (PCS website)
It may be that as demand rises as employers look to shed staff and the EHRC shrinks getting help from that source will be harder to get.
I merely mention it!
Paul
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