We need to do more so that no one who could work is left behind – flexible and home working provide the means
There’s something special about September. Autumn is on its way as the nation shifts back into ‘work mode’.
Sometimes the benefits of work are easy to take for granted. Yes, employment is about providing financial security, and growing our economy.
But it also changes lives – giving us life-long friends, a sense of purpose, better physical and mental health. That’s why my mission is to ensure that employment opportunities are open to everyone and that no one is blocked from the advantages work brings.
This week, I am taking bold action so that people on disability benefits who can work are not unfairly written off, or permanently written out of this country’s strong labour market story. It’s a story that has seen nearly four million more people in employment since 2010. And over the last decade, two million more disabled people in work.