Novacom Joins the Disability Confident Scheme

At Novacom, we’re always about making things happen; driven, daring, and ready to break the mould. Today, we’re proud to share that we’ve joined the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme at Level 1: Disability Confident – Committed. It’s a fresh step in our commitment to an inclusive working environment.

What does this mean?  

As a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed employer, we’ve formally pledged to:  

• Make our hiring inclusive, from accessible job postings to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the criteria. 

• Provide reasonable adjustments. 

• Support and retain team members with disabilities. 

Plus, we’ve committed to a meaningful activity, like offering an apprenticeship, work experience, or traineeship to help create opportunities for people with disabilities who would want to seek a career in digital marketing.  

Why this matters?  

In the UK nearly one in four of the working-age population are classed as disabled, that’s 7.7 million people. Disabled people are more likely to be working in low-skilled, low-paid occupations with less career opportunities. This is often down to a few factors, such as: 

• People making assumptions or judging a disabled persons capability. 

• Time spent off ill, or lack of accessibility to educational outlets, has meant career opportunities have been limited.  

• Lack of employer confidence around employment, accommodations and accessing schemes.  

The scheme helps employers feel more confident when hiring and supporting disabled employees and allows for disabled workers to have more equal opportunities to work in careers that may have previously felt out of reach.  

At Novacom we want to see the disability hiring gap closed, with more careers becoming accessible and available to disabled people. We hope to inspire other businesses to consider the scheme and to help make workplaces across the region more inclusive and accessible. 

Company director Will Yates said “We want Novacom to be a place where people can thrive, whatever their starting point or background. We’re excited to continue building a workplace that reflects the diverse world we’re part of, so we are proud to be backing this scheme”. 

For more information on the UK government’s disability confident scheme, you can read more here: Disability confident scheme