RIDI 2023 Awards Winners

RIDI Awards Reveal Exceptional Excellence in Disability Confident Recruitment

The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards 2023, recognising excellence in diversity and inclusion within the recruitment sector, unveiled the winners last night.
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Half of UK Employers Fail to Report on Number of Disabled People They Employ, Study...

Around half of the UK’s employers are failing to report on the number of disabled workers they employ, according to new research.
Disability Smart Awards 2024

BDF Opens Nominations For Disability Smart Awards 2024 &  Launches A to Z of Disability

Business Disability Forum (BDF) has opened nominations for its Disability Smart Awards 2024, and launched its latest A to Z of Disability – a resource for businesses, to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities this year.
Disabled people are key to making artificial intelligence (AI) accessible in the workplace.

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: Disability Inclusion Accelerates Profits & Productivity

Companies that lead in disability inclusion drive more revenue, net income and profit, outperforming their competitors, new research from Accenture, Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities has revealed.
Black Friday stress

How Employers Can Protect Employees’ WellBeing During Black Friday

How businesses in retail can ensure their employees’ wellbeing from the strains and stresses of Black Friday.
New research shows caregiver burnout among working women is driving higher healthcare costs, rising depression rates and growing workforce retention risks.

Most UK Jobs Still Pay Men More Than Women, Reveals Study

Millions of UK workers are employed in jobs where men are still paid more than women, study reveals.
assistance animals at work

How to Support Staff Who Need to Take Assistance Animals to Work

The Business Disability Forum has published a series of short guides offering advice to employers on how to support disabled employees who need to bring animals to work. 
How Amazon has been creating accessible services and products with people with disabilities for over a decade.

How to Create Accessible Services & Products for Employees & Customers With Disabilities

How Amazon has been creating accessible services and products with people with disabilities for over a decade.
Managing with fear

One-Third of Managers Lead With Fear, Costing $36 Billion in Lost Productivity

A new global study has found that one-third of emerging corporate leaders in the US are primarily leading with fear, creating work environments that cost the economy $36 billion annually in lost productivity.
Artificial intelligence (AI), environment, social and governance (ESG), diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and transparency are now among the top considerations for investors, revealed a new global study.

AI, ESG, DE&I and Transparency Now ‘Top’ Concerns for Investors

Artificial intelligence (AI), environment, social and governance (ESG), diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and transparency are now among the top considerations for investors, revealed a new global study.
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