Demystifying disability
Companies are making serious efforts to redress gender and minority imbalances within their diversity and inclusion policies. Where’s the similar push for disability in the workplace? The post...
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People with ‘invisible’ disabilities are at risk of exclusion by managers who overlook or misunderstand their conditions. Here are four ways to support employees with non-visible disabilities in the...
View ArticleA matter of perspective
Disability consultant Simon Minty talks about the benefits of reasonable adjustments, the importance of employee networks, and five ways to better manage employees with disabilities. The post A matter...
View ArticleThe search for solutions
For a long time, employee mental health sat in the ‘too difficult to fix’ pile, but employers are finally beginning to search for solutions. Helen White-Knight explores ways in which they can find...
View ArticleManaging expectations
Eva has a non-visible condition that regularly leaves her dealing with pain, exhaustion and disruption. Yet as someone who doesn’t ‘look ill’, she had to push to get the support she needed at work. The...
View ArticleWorking with carers
When carers are made to choose between caring responsibilities and their job it can be a lose-lose situation for them and their employer. A workplace carer policy can help you keep valuable employees....
View ArticleThe future is flexible
As a workforce dealing with shifting domestic responsibilities, we’re out-growing the nine to five. Here are six ways to successfully navigate flexible working requests from your employees. The post...
View ArticleDropping the act
The idea that employees can leave their mental health conditions at home is not realistic, writes Helen White-Knight. Removing fear and developing workplace adjustments stops people feeling they need...
View ArticleBlending work + life
Paul Barrett finds there’s an appetite for companies to do more around work-life integration, the successor to work-life balance. But first, traditional attitudes around work and trust need to change....
View ArticleMaternity at home
When maternity is poorly managed it doesn’t just hurt employees, it’s costly for employers too. Here are four ways to help you support employees during maternity leave and on their return to work. The...
View ArticleRethinking the game
The days of command-and-control are over, but bringing agile working from concept to reality is not just about updating policies around where, when and how people work; it’s about rebooting...
View ArticleSurveying the landscape
Are the arguments for separating work and home lives out of line with modern realities? We’ve published a paper that takes a long look at work-life integration: the risks, benefits and challenges. The...
View ArticleDemystifying disability
Companies are making serious efforts to redress gender and minority imbalances within their diversity and inclusion policies. Where’s the similar push for disability in the workplace? The post...
View ArticleAccepting difference
People with ‘invisible’ disabilities are at risk of exclusion by managers who overlook or misunderstand their conditions. Here are four ways to support employees with non-visible disabilities in the...
View ArticleA matter of perspective
Disability consultant Simon Minty talks about the benefits of reasonable adjustments, the importance of employee networks, and five ways to better manage employees with disabilities. The post A matter...
View ArticleThe search for solutions
For a long time, employee mental health sat in the ‘too difficult to fix’ pile, but employers are finally beginning to search for solutions. Helen White-Knight explores ways in which they can find...
View ArticleManaging expectations
Eva has a non-visible condition that regularly leaves her dealing with pain, exhaustion and disruption. Yet as someone who doesn’t ‘look ill’, she had to push to get the support she needed at work. The...
View ArticleChannel for change
Marjorie Strachan, Group Head of Inclusion at RBS, talks about how she and her team are using diversity and inclusion (D&I) to shape a new kind of culture at the bank. The post Channel for change...
View ArticleThe long haul
Preventative strategies are well and good, but sometimes mental illness shows up anyway. Helen White-Knight outlines five ways to support an employee with a long-term mental health condition. The post...
View ArticleDemystifying disability
Companies are making serious efforts to redress gender and minority imbalances within their diversity and inclusion policies. Where’s the similar push for disability in the workplace? The post...
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