29 May 2014 at 08:10 AM Have your staff ever felt ‘awkward’ around a disabled person? In their embarrassment, do they end up not knowing what to say or do? Did you know that a new TV advertising campaign launched this month by British disability charity Scope aims to ‘end the awkward’?
Disability, Employment 29 May 2014 at 08:06 AM Did you know that there are over 300,000 people of working age in the UK on the autistic spectrum, but only 15% are in full time work? Is your workplace ‘autism-friendly’? Would your managers know how to support staff who are on the autistic spectrum? TUC launches new guidance.
Disability, Employment 25 March 2014 at 09:27 AM A quick scan of published equality information reports on websites reveals a worrying figure for the number of disabled staff – between 2% and 6% on average. Since 20% of people of working age are covered by the definition of a disabled person, this is a significant equality ‘gap’, and a key equality objective for your organisation to address. What are you doing about this?
Disability, Employment, Legal duties 30 January 2014 at 08:50 PM The Immigration Bill announced on 10 October 2013 aims to make it more difficult for migrants to stay in the UK where they have no legal right to do so. Key points to consider include right-to-work checks and higher penalties for employing an illegal migrant.
Employment, Race 30 January 2014 at 08:39 PM ACAS has published new guidance, including: Code of Practice and guidance on flexible working Managing sickness absence due to stress and depression Good practice guidance on dealing with questions regarding discrimination in the workplace.
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