About Remploy

Remploy help disabled people find sustainable employment through their partnership with 2,500 employers. Their clients have disabilities, health conditions and other complex barriers.

Remploy are one of the UK’s leading disability specialists, with more than 70 years of experience delivering employment and skills support. Beth Carruthers is the current Chief Executive Officer.

Established in 1944 by the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, Remploy were a government-owned business, providing direct employment for disabled people in factories.
The first factory opened in 1946 in Bridgend, South Wales, making violins.

In 2015, Remploy left government ownership in a joint venture with MAXIMUS, an employment-services company, giving Remploy’s employees a 30% stake in the business.

In this way, Remploy ensures its employees feel they can easily and effectively contribute to their own wellbeing and that of the business through the Employee Ownership Council. They can sit on the Ownership Council and can have a real impact on the company's direction.

What is it like to work for Remploy

My Manager

80% of staff agreed:

I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

The Ignite Performance framework focuses on an employee’s job role, objective and behaviours. It’s a colleague-run process with managers offering support through bi-yearly meetings and monthly one-to-ones, allowing the employee to measure and acknowledge their current performance and work with their managers to improve.

80% of staff agreed:

I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

My Team

81% of staff agreed:

People in my team go out of their way to help me

Remploy ensure their employees feel they can easily and effectively contribute to their own wellbeing through the Employee Ownership Council. All employees are owners and can sit on the Ownership Council, which liaises directly with the Company Executive.

81% of staff agreed:

People in my team go out of their way to help me

My Company

88% of staff agreed:

My work is an important part of my life

Colleagues are actively involved in shaping Remploy through the Employee Benefits Trust (EBT), the elected ownership council. They use Google Communities for employees to share best practice and have a magazine (Talkability) to keep everyone abreast of developments.

88% of staff agreed:

My work is an important part of my life

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here

Benefits:

Charity Activities

At least 20% of staff are known to undertake charitable activities during business hours without incurring financial loss
Holidays

Companies offering a minimum of 25 days annual leave to all employees
Gym

companies offering either free gym/ sports facilities or offering subsidised gym membership for all employees
Health Insurance

Companies offering private health insurance for all employees
Profit Related Payment

Companies offering profit related pay to all employees
Development

Companies who provide support for non-work related training
Family Friendly

School hours contracts offered to staff