A huge congratulations to our partner employer Dunelm who have been awarded the ‘Employer of People with a Disability’ Award at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards in July 2022. Partnering with the WorkFit Programme Dunelm first partnered with WorkFit...
Workfit News
Lindsay’s journey: Becoming a Prep Chef at The Botanist
WorkFit Candidate Lindsay found successful employment at The Botanist in Warrington, with the support of WorkFit. Lindsay started her WorkFit journey back in May 2021, after watching the DSA Update: Going Forward, and videos of other people finding jobs through...
Tom’s successful role at GXO Widnes
WorkFit have had the pleasure of working in partnership with GXO Widnes in the North West to create a permanent paid position for Tom. Widnes is a busy logistics site that provides contractual recycling, tray washing services and equipment management to their...
A team effort: Jack’s permanent paid position at GXO Washington (formerly XPO)
WorkFit have recently had the pleasure of working with GXO Washington in the North East to create a permanent paid position for WorkFit Candidate Jack. This success story was supported by funding from County Durham Community Foundation as part of their community...
Sarah’s Story
Hello, my name is Sarah. I have Mosaic Down’s syndrome – one in 1,000 people have Down’s syndrome, but only 1 in 50,000 have Mosaic Down’s syndrome like me. I am not very academic, but I get by on what I know and putting on a front and looking as if I know what I’m...
WorkFit North Evaluation Reports
We wanted to let you know that our formal evaluation reports for the WorkFit 'North' Project (2017-2020) have been published. We are delighted with the findings and hope that you enjoy reading the feedback from our members who have Down's syndrome, their families and...
Angus is working from home with support from The Developer Society and WorkFit.
Angus is working from home with support from The Developer Society and WorkFit. The Impact of Covid-19 Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March 2020 people who have Down’s syndrome have been disproportionately impacted in terms of employment. The majority of WorkFit...
Sarah’s job at XPO Logistics, Kegworth
WorkFit has recently been working with Sarah who told us that she was keen to work in an administrative role to build on her previous experience. WorkFit have built a strong partnership with XPO Logistics over the last 2 years and we were delighted to be approached by...
WorkFit Employers support with the impact of COVID-19
Return to Work Toolkit for Employers Dear WorkFit Employers, we hope that you are all safe and well and we know that you are all working incredibly hard, doing all you can to support your employees, colleagues and customers through this very difficult time. We are...
WorkFit Candidate & Family/Carers support with the impact of COVID-19
Return to Work Toolkit for Candidates and Families Adults who have Down’s syndrome will need to make personalised, informed decisions about when they feel safe to return to work. We are here to support individuals, families and employers through this process. The...