Disquiet Dog has joined the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme, to show our commitment to recruiting the very best people for the job, regardless of disability. The global objective of the initiative is to get 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027.
The business model at Disquiet Dog naturally lends itself to supporting people with disabilities, so we’re delighted to be part of the Disability Confident scheme. We have always operated a decentralised business model, where everyone works from where they most want to be. Having no singular office premises means we get to pick our team members based purely on their ability, and regardless of disability...., race, gender, sexuality, location, football team - or anything other than the ability to do the job.
In practice, it means we’re not limited to finding team members who live a commutable distance from a central office and who can easily make it into work every day. We think these are unnecessary constraints.
And how do we attract the best people? Word of mouth works for our team as much as for our clients. But we also offer another level of flexibility, which we think is attractive: we also don’t mind when and how you do the work.
We’re task and outcome driven, which means we specify the work that needs doing, agree a deadline and work out together how long it will take. After that, it’s up to each team member to decide for themselves how they will do the doing.
It might be in one hit, on a laptop in a campervan, over a normal business day in a local coworking space, or in random chunks of time at unsocial hours from a home office. It really doesn’t matter.
We don’t equate individual success to being visible in the office or working fixed hours or overtime. This can take the pressure off able-bodied and disabled people alike.
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If you would like more information about Disquiet Dog, contact MD Richard Bradford on 07984 674807, or via email richard.bradfordATdisquietdog.com
