Connect to Work Glasgow

A4e in Glasgow provide our Connect to Work service across the city to people who are claiming health related benefits. This service is funded by The Department of Work and Pensions and is also well known as a job brokering service New Deal for Disabled People. – Our job brokering service could be described as ‘end to end’ with A4e delivering all assessment, support delivery, employer engagement, job entry and aftercare service. A4e recognise that aftercare is an integral part of the customer journey and to this end our aftercare support is offered for 52 weeks rather than the usual 26 weeks.

This has resulted in 80% of our customers sustaining employment. Despite the economic downturn, A4e Glasgow continues to exceed our 45% target by progressing over 65% of customers in to work. This strong performance is in no small part due to A4e Glasgow’s focus on Employer Engagement. Our teams are adept at not only identifying suitable employers but managing the balance between ensuring we retain employers while generating new employer relationships to meet our customer’s need.

This helps us track sectoral fluctuations within the local labour market and ensure we maximise vacancies in a our share of jobs within the restricted job market.
A4e Glasgow’s performance demonstrates our ability to support customers with acute barriers into employment, in this case disability. Our customers also lack confidence, self esteem and up to date employability skills. They are supported on their customer journey on an individual, flexible basis into employment.

Connect to Work Customer Feedback

If it wasn’t for the hard work of my Employment Coach I would still be on benefits. I would like to say a big thank you to her and A4e for all your help and support.

I think the support you give people is really helpful for getting back to work. Your staff are really supportive and helpful in what they do and I was extremely happy with the support.

Very much gratitude to the A4e team for a job very well done for helping me back into work. Very helpful, prompt and friendly, providing an invaluable service. Many thanks

I think the staff at A4e have worked wonders for me. Thank you for all of your support.

From my very first appointment my A4e advisor went out of her way to help me. Not only did she get me back into employment but she made me aware of what I would be entitled to once I made the transition into work. She made moving back into employment easy and stress free and I am incredibly grateful for that. She is an asset to your already fantastic organisation. Many thanks from myself and my family.