Few employers fulfilling DDA

Only two in five employers (42%) have carried out a comprehensive audit

of their employment practices and premises as a direct result of the

Disability Discrimination Act, according to a survey of 160 employers

with around 880,000 employees carried out by IRS Employment Trends.

However, a much higher proportion (79%) said they had reviewed job

advertisements for disability discrimination, 78% had reviewed selection

procedures and 73% had reviewed access to buildings. Those reviewing job

descriptions totalled 58% and promotion and transfer arrangements, 48%.

The majority of employers (86%) now have a formal policy on the

employment of disabled people. This is an 11% rise since 1996.

IRS Employment Trends, IRS Review, July 2000 (see IRS details opposite).