Shaw Trust
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The Shaw Trust is a charity
in the UK
which supports disabled and disadvantaged people into employment and independent living. It was formed in the village of Shaw
in Wiltshire
in 1981. It now employs around 1600 people across the UK, and works with around 78,000 clients a year to overcome barriers to employment, inclusion and independence. For businesses Shaw Trust provides a recruitment service which matches skilled, sector trained candidates to employers’ vacancies at no cost. It also provides specialist vocational rehabilitation and absence management services which enable employers to retain staff following accident, disability or ill health. The Trust's Web Accessibility Service helps organisations to ensure their websites reach the widest possible audience and are compliant with existing accessibility guidelines.
Charitable organization
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in the UK
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which supports disabled and disadvantaged people into employment and independent living. It was formed in the village of Shaw
Shaw, Wiltshire
Shaw is a village in Wiltshire, England; it belongs to the civil parish of Melksham Without....
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
in 1981. It now employs around 1600 people across the UK, and works with around 78,000 clients a year to overcome barriers to employment, inclusion and independence. For businesses Shaw Trust provides a recruitment service which matches skilled, sector trained candidates to employers’ vacancies at no cost. It also provides specialist vocational rehabilitation and absence management services which enable employers to retain staff following accident, disability or ill health. The Trust's Web Accessibility Service helps organisations to ensure their websites reach the widest possible audience and are compliant with existing accessibility guidelines.