Support for NIUSE Members

Support for participants, employers and staff

During these difficult and challenging times, COVID-19 has had an impact on our participants and services.  Supported Employment services have never been busier supporting their participants (i.e. job seekers, employees and self-employed), employers and their staff.

Please find below some useful links to assist you to support your participants, employers and your staff.

PLEASE NOTE INFORMATION IS CHANGING DAILY!

If you are looking for any specific information please contact Tel: 02871377709 or email info@niuse.org.uk

Stay Safe and stay well.

General Information

• NHS General Information on Covid -19
• Mencap – Information on Coronavirus (Covid-19) Easy Read Version
• COVID-19: Advice for vulnerable people (DfC)
• COVID-19 – Community HelpLine (DfC) – Free phone  08088020020, Email: convid19@adviceni.net or Text: Action to 81025 Open 9am – 5pm, 7 days a week.  Managed by Advice NI.

Social Security Benefits

• Department for Communities – update on social security benefits
• Guidance on Claiming Social Security Benefits – Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Benefits
• Disability Action
• Law Centre
• Advice NI

Guidance for Employers

• Guidance: Information for NI Businesses & Employers
• Job Retention Scheme
• Support for Business and Employers (26 March 2020)
• Invest NI – support for Businesses
• NI Business Info
• Guidance and Support for Self-employed people – 26 March 2020

Support for Staff

• Remote Working Guides
• Self-isolation and working from home.
• Learning resources – In response to people now finding themselves working from home, LinkedIn has granted FREE access to 16 of its learning Video courses, most of them last less than an hour.  To get access click here

Health and Wellbeing

• Action Mental Health
• Aspire
• Autism NI –  Anxiety Resource Pack
• AWARE
• Disability Sports
• Public Health Agency (Government) – Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment
Gortfoyle House, 104 Spencer Road, Derry ~ Londonderry, BT47 6AG
Tel: 028 71 377709
Email: info@niuse.org.uk
Twitter: @niuse_tweets

#Job Shadow Day 2020 has been postpone. Further details to follow.

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