The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a day that is observed annually on 21st March following a declaration by the United Nations in 1966 that came about following the interference of a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa against apartheid ‘pass laws’ by the police who opened fire and killed 69 people and leaving 180 injured.
Neurodivergent people often face challenges in the workplace. Due to negative stereotypes and stigmas, neurodivergent conditions and traits are not always recognised as opportunities in the workplace. This not only creates barriers for neurodivergent people in progressing, but prevents employers from accessing the best skills, knowledge and ideas that neurodivergent people have to offer. In this webinar we will highlight the many benefits of having neurodivergent employees and showcase examples where neurodivergent people have contributed to their organisations.
What is the best way to support a grieving colleague when grief can look so different for individual people? There’s not right or wrong way to grieve, and so it doesn’t make sense to have a very strict and structured bereavement policy. If you truly want to support grieving colleagues in the workplace, policies need to be bespoke, flexible and changeable over time.
Digital inclusion is important for getting the best from your team, especially in a world where working from home has become the norm for many, much more support is needed for staff to be able to work safely, comfortably and confidently. Making sure that colleagues have access to tools and training to work to their best ability should be a priority for all organisations.
Racial identities can be complex and varied. People who are from bi-racial/mixed/multi ethnic backgrounds have a unique situation of straddling between two or more racial identities which can be challenging, and depending on the context, can cause a crisis of identity. This webinar aims to highlight the experience of those with more than one racial identity and the nuanced challenges which can be faced.
South Asian History month is celebrated between 18th July and 17th of Aug. This webinar will aim to celebrate the history of South Asian communities here in the UK, their contributions to our society and lives and the impact that South Asian culture has had here in the UK.
Staff networks operating in global and multinational organisations have a fantastic opportunity to make an impact not only in their local markets, but also in colleagues from across the globe. There are also challenges to be considered: how do you engage and inspire people in countries with extremely different cultures, sensitivities, understandings of inclusion, not to mention legislation?
Not every disability is visible, and in reality, up to 70% of all disabilities can be ‘not visible’ or ‘hidden’. Around 14 million people in the UK live with some form of disability, so the likelihood is that you know at least one person living with a hidden disability, whether you are aware or not. This webinar aims to address this issue and how to approach it from an inclusion perspective in the workplace.
The Inclusive Employers Standard (IES) is an accreditation tool that measures how inclusive your entire organisation is for all employees. In this webinar we will introduce you to the IES, what it measures – the six pillars of inclusion and how it works. We will also talk about why it is important to measure and why your organisation should take part.
In this webinar we will cover the recruitment lifecycle discussing where the potential pitfalls are which may exclude (intentionally and unintentionally) diverse candidates from becoming employees. We will cover what barriers are faced by diverse groups of people in the recruitment process and what changes organisations can make to recruitment practices to be inclusive.
It can be difficult to achieve team buy in and engagement with diversity and inclusion when teams are working in challenging frontline contexts, environments, varying shifts and short on time. This webinar aims to provide you with some tools and insight into reaching all colleagues across your organisation and implementing best practice to achieve this.
Leaders often think that they have to be strong, fearless, always right and never fail. This may sound like the traditional idea of leadership, however, in order to foster a healthy workplace culture and a safe space for team members, leaders need to demonstrate empathy and vulnerability instead. This shows their team a healthy example of how to learn from failure and mistakes, how to face fear and persevere and how to listen and give space to others.