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Ty Jones Department for Work and Pensions

06 October 2011
Issue: 7484 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Ty Jones, head of values and corporate responsibility at national law firm, DWF, has been appointed to the disability employment engagement steering group...

Ty Jones, head of values and corporate responsibility at national law firm, DWF, has been appointed to the disability employment engagement steering group, established by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The group’s aim is to assist the government’s objective of getting more disabled people into paid employment.

Ty comments: “I look forward to driving this vital agenda forward, it’s important that we work together to help employers build robust plans to help disabled people make the most of the recovery in the employment market.”
 

Issue: 7484 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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