Category: News
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People with long-term health conditions struggle to maintain a good work-life balance
For people with long-term health issues, maintaining a good work-life balance has always been a major challenge. Find out how employees and employers can help get it back on track
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Flexible working could help fill skills gaps by encouraging more people with health issues into employment
Learn how organisations could plug the UK skills gaps by offering more flexible working options to people with long-term health conditions
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Discover how better training can boost awareness of health conditions
Find out why organisations need to train managers on how to better support employees with long-term health conditions
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Simon Caltagirone, Twelve Tabulae: If we do not act to help preserve our society, we should accept that at some point we will directly feel its shortcomings
Leaders in the legal sector need to do more to foster long-term CSR and ED&I in their workplace. The effects of the pandemic on the workplace and lingering ‘old’ practices and attitudes are some of the obstacles leaders have to face when promoting CSR and ED&I in their firms and companies.
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A healthy approach to discussing illness and disability during a job application
New research reveals that job applicants struggle to discuss disabilities and long-term health conditions during the recruitment process
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Sharesz T Wilkinson: We need to collaborate with the young generation to survive in a rapidly evolving online world
Company leaders wishing to achieve equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) in their workplace can start by hiring a variety of people with good qualifications and being open to alternative possibilities. Sharesz T Wilkinson, a Forbes and Harvard Business Review Advisory Council member, strategic advisor, and executive communication expert, says that they also need to understand…
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Three reasons why flexible working is crucial for a smooth (and safe) return to the office, post-lockdown
The government recently announced that the return to the office initially planned for June 21 has been postponed to mid-July due to a rise in the COVID Delta variant. This delay has made many employees…
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Three coaching strategies to successfully manage a career change during COVID-19
Making a career change has never been an easy process and the pandemic has only increased the challenge. Many people have had to make a career change for reasons outside of their control, while others have had the opportunity to switch professions. In this article, transformational coach Rowena Wood shares three strategies that will help…
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Making reasonable workplace adjustments can unlock a hidden talent pool
Many organisations struggle to recruit and retain employees with disabilities or long-term health conditions. We look at how they can make the workplace more inclusive.
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The Access to Work Scheme: What it is and how does it work?
Employers have a responsibility to consider how they can create a workplace culture that is inclusive and welcoming to everyone. To that end, the government set up the Access to Work Scheme in 1994 to help people with disabilities take up and remain in work. In this article…