An introduction to Remploy

Mark LunnRegional Director, London and South-East

23rd July 2010

Remploy is a leading provider of job opportunities for disabled people and people facing complex barriers to employment

Our Mission: to transform the lives of disabled people and those experiencing complex barriers to work by providing sustainable employment opportunities

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About Remploy

Delivering our mission

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• We deliver our mission and vision through:

– Our Enterprise Businesses

– Our Employment Services

Enterprise Businesses:

• Network of 54 factory-based businesses• Direct employment of nearly 3,000 disabled people• Provide trainee placements for skills development• Produce and deliver world-class products and services

across a range of sectors

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Employment Services

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• Last year we supported 10,200 disabled and disadvantaged people into mainstream jobs through 40+ Branches

• We deliver Welfare to Work programmes to help disabled and disadvantaged people to find and retain mainstream employment

• We provide Wellbeing and rehabilitation services to help people stay in a job

Eligibility for Remploy Programmes

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• Voluntary provision, either self referral or referral by a partner organisation.

• If a candidate has a mental health condition, or disability (self declared), they are eligible for support. Also if they have a health condition and are at risk of unemployment, we provide support.

• We would strongly welcome joint working with specialist organisations

The Candidate Journey

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Employer partnerships

Remploy and the Army

• Partnership with Career Transition Partnership, offering support to disabled service personnel

• Partner in Army Recovery Capability project for supporting more disabled personnel

• Rapid referral route to our support, with quick response times.

• Significant planned growth in the volume of ex-servicepeople we support

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Rehabilitation and Remploy

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• Remploy delivers all aspects of work related rehabilitation including:

– Early and specialist support– Community rehabilitation– Vocational rehabilitation

• We are committed to the highest professional standards and delivering new experiences for our customers

Our approach to service delivery

• Early intervention • Person centred support to meet individual needs• Support to address vocational, physical, psychological and

social aspects of injury or illness• Complimenting traditional medical models• Joined up working with medical, occupational health and

vocational rehabilitation professionals• Effective partnerships with employers and employees• Services delivered by professional and associate members

of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association

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Benefits of working with Remploy

• National agreements with major employers• Consistently high levels of service• Helping customers and service users regain control of

their own future• Helping people transform their quality of life through

independence, improved health and wellbeing and meaningful and sustainable employment

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www.remploy.co.uk

Mark.lunn@remploy.co.uk

0845 155 2606Remploy Limited

Waterloo Branch

202-206 Union Street

Southwark

London

SE1 0LH

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