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Employee support and adjustments in the age of Covid

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Ability Net
Date
Apr 26, 2022   7:00 - 8:00 am  
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What do HR managers need to know about hybrid working with disabled employees?

Are you doing enough to provide your employees with 'reasonable adjustments' to be able to perform at their best?

The Equality Act 2010 requires employers and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to allow disabled people to access the same opportunities and services as non-disabled people.

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the complexity of reasonable adjustments that employers need to provide increased.

In this webinar, learn from BT Group and AbilityNet about how to ensure you're providing (and receiving) reasonable adjustments in the workplace, particularly in light of Covid-19 and its effect on disabled employees. You'll also find out about some of the assistive technology that can help in the workplace.

The webinar will include:
• a focus on how organisations can and have responded to Covid-19's effect on employees
• best practices and advice for organisations wishing to make beneficial changes
• examples of assistive technology that can help in the workplace
• a discussion of HR considerations, what employees should expect from employers, and the provisions employers should provide to their workforce

The panel includes:
Lina Chauhan, Group Ergonomic, Musculoskeletal and Wellbeing Specialist, BT Group

Mairead Comerford, Head of HR, AbilityNet

Adam Tweed, Innovation Consultant for Education and Workplace, AbilityNet

(All registrants will receive an email linking to the recording and supporting materials.)

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