Employer benefits of Connect to Work and inclusive employment
Connect with us to grow your business
Connect to Work helps employers recruit inclusively. Participation is voluntary, so individuals are engaged and actively seeking work. Participants receive guidance to identify suitable sectors and are carefully matched to business needs. Support for both employers and participants will continue throughout recruitment and well beyond the start of employment, ensuring a smooth transition and positive outcomes.
- Access to skilled candidates: Tap into motivated individuals who are ready to work and bring diverse perspectives to your organisation.
- Improved workforce diversity: Inclusive employment fosters innovation, creativity and better decision making.
- Enhanced reputation: Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility strengthens your brand and attracts customers and partners.
- Tailored support: We provide guidance on inclusive hiring, onboarding and retention strategies to ensure success.
- Ongoing support: Once an employee is in place, the Connect to Work team work with the employee and employer to support a smooth transition and offer advice on workplace adjustments if required. Tailored support is available for up to 12 months.
- Streamlined recruitment process: Connect to Work helps match employers with candidates who are motivated and suited to business needs.
Inclusive employment is not just good practice. It is a strategic approach that unlocks untapped talent, drives innovation and strengthens organisational resilience. Connect to Work helps employers embed inclusion as a core strength of their workforce.
Get in touch
Complete an expression of interest form or email us at: employersCTW@devon.gov.uk
How it works
Connect
Tell us about your roles and workplace.
Match
We identify candidates nased on strengths and job requirements
Prepare
We support interviews, onboarding and reasonable adjustments
Support
We stay involved after start to help employees settle, thrive and stay in work.
Connect
Tell us about your roles and workplace.
Match
We identify candidates based on strengths and job requirements.
Prepare
We support interviews, onboarding and reasonable adjustments.
Support
We stay involved after start to help employees settle, thrive and stay in work.
Resources
Explore these key resources to help you create an inclusive workplace and meet your responsibilities as an employer.
- Careers Hub Inclusive Employment
Created by the Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Careers Hub Cornerstone Employer Group. This resource brings together the expertise of large employers to support smaller businesses to become more inclusive. Find practical guidance here:
Employer Inclusion Guidance by the Devon, Plymouth & Torbay Careers Hub
- Disability Confident Scheme
Learn how to employ disabled people with confidence and understand how the Disability Confident employer scheme can support your business.
Information available here: Disability Confident employer scheme – GOV.UK - Access to Work
Government support to help cover the cost of workplace adjustments for employees with disabilities or health conditions: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is – GOV.UK
- Equality Act 2010
Understand your legal responsibilities around equality and inclusion in the workplace: Equality Act 2010: guidance – GOV.UK
Contact us
For programme enquiries, please contact the Connect to Work team at: employersctw@devon.gov.uk