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Global Conference 2024 highlights: Building confidence through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Business Disability Forum’s Rebecca Elliott shares highlights from the Disability Networks and Employee Resource Groups session at our recent global conference, ‘Disability inclusion in a changing world’ (sponsored by HSBC). Of all the amazing sessions in our Global Conference on 21 November, this year I think I was most excited for the “Building Confidence Through…

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Global Conference 2024 highlights: The European Accessibility Act (EEA): The knowns and the unknowns and what businesses need to do.

Matt Ewington, our Digital Marketing Manager, shares highlights from ‘The European Accessibility Act (EEA)’ panel at our Global Conference on 21 November (sponsored by HSBC). “The European Accessibility Act, coming into effect in June 2025, will set a benchmark for accessibility standards not only in the EU but globally. Businesses that want to sell their…

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Conference debates global change and disability inclusion

Join Business Disability Forum’s Global Conference (online) on 21 November 2024 to hear about how global businesses and employers are adapting to recent changes in legislation and regulation. The conference is sponsored by HSBC and will take place from 10am to 4pm GMT. ‘Disability inclusion in a changing world’ will debate how organisations are responding…

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The Employment Rights Bill: BDF responds

Responding to the publication of the Government’s Employment Rights Bill, Business Disability Forum has welcomed the spirit of the proposed legislation but highlighted some key missed opportunities for disabled people and employers, particularly around Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) reform and Access to Work.  Business Disability Forum’s Director of Policy and Research, Angela Matthews, said:   “We…

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Embracing Disability Inclusion: Opening up opportunities for business growth

Ahead of our Global Conference 2024, kindly sponsored by HSBC, Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion at HSBC, shares some of the steps her organisation took to nurture disabled employees and encourage growth.

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