THE Department for Work and Pensions is to launch a commercial process under which Remploy Employment Services would leave the public sector by March 2015.
It is estimated that by March next year Remploy will have supported more than 100,000 disabled and disadvantaged people into work since 2010, including many at the now deserted Cowdenbeath factory in Cuddyhouse Road.
The Government envisages that the commercial process will create a Joint Venture between a partner or investor and Remploy Employment Services staff operating as a social business in the private sector. Minister responsible Esther McVey said, “I want to make sure that everyone gets to benefit from the growing economy - Remploy Employment Services has already been very successful in helping disabled people into jobs and the opportunity for new investment will help them take it to the next level.” Remploy left Cowdenbeath last year but since that time a special facility set up at the Crosshill Business Centre has seen many of the workers made redundant find new positions.
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