Disability in the Workplace

Introduction

With the UK’s most diverse workplaces outperforming others, it is becoming obvious that a culture of acceptance and inclusivity can profit your organisation. As such, employers need to re-examine their diversity and inclusion policies and ensure they are up to speed with the Equality Act 2010. It is also essential that employers understand their specific obligations towards disabled employees.

Disability in the Workplace Course Overview 

The course runs for approximately 6.5 hours and can be adapted for a briefing or half-day session. 

This training programme explains how you can design and embed an advantageous new ethos to support change and examines essential policies to counter discrimination.

Learning objectives

By the end of the training you will:

• Be aware of the cost of discriminatory practices on the UK economy
• Be aware of the impact of issues such as isolation and underrepresentation
• Understand which terminology could

The programme content can be adapted to meet your specific organisational challenges and training needs.

What specific challenges are disabled workers in the workplace currently facing: challenging assumptions and generalisations; getting colleagues and employers to look beyond the disability; asking for accommodations to be made and understood; no two disabled people are the same; coping with the insensitivity and disrespect of colleagues; gaining respect for hidden disabilities. 

Why disability inclusion matters to your business? - why diversity is a business imperative, not a choice; how the UK’s most diverse workplaces consistently outperform others; promoting a culture of acceptance, support and inclusivity that can profit your company.

Affecting change through company culture – challenging organisational culture and bias; tackling underrepresentation and isolation in the workplace; changing preconceptions; office banter or microaggression; terminology - what could be construed as offensive?

What are your specific obligations and duties towards disabled workers – Protecting the rights, dignity, health, safety, welfare and opportunities of disabled people in your employment.

Creating a disabilities policy that counts - policies and legislation versus practical realities; are you up to speed with The Equality Act 2010 and ‘protected characteristics’; what are the challenges for disabled pay gap reporting?

Empowering disabled employees in your organisation - building inclusivity through shared purpose; effective strategies to recruit and retain disabled employees; achieving fair representation for disabled employees; optimising opportunities for disabled employees; tackling bias around stereotypes; starting conversations around disability; how to ensure inclusivity in remote working.

All in-house training with BFI includes:

Pre-course team SWOT analysis; pre-course attendee engagement to ensure objectives and issues are addressed; trainer matched to your specific challenges; interactive and engaging course design to maximise learning outcomes; full course notes and supporting documentation; post-course analysis of team strengths and weaknesses; post-training three-month review and clinic

Make an in-house training enquiry

Click here to fill in our enquiry form or to have a confidential discussion about your requirements, please contact Catherine Ouston our Head of In-house Training on 01983 861133 or email Teamtraining@bfi.co.uk