Findings from a new report published by Business Disability Forum (18 March) show that mandatory disability workforce and disability pay gap reporting can have many unintended consequences for disabled employees. ‘Towards meaningful disability workforce and pay gap reporting – The challenges and unintended consequences’, also finds that while mandatory reporting is well-intentioned, reporting on numbers…
Business Disability Forum has announced the finalists of its Disability Smart Awards 2025. These annual awards are a platform for showcasing the work of organisations, teams and individuals to help improve the life experiences of disabled people as employees and as consumers. 1 in 4 people in the UK has a disability and the estimated…
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has opened nominations for its Disability Smart Awards 2025 today (3 December). The Disability Smart Awards 2025 are free to enter and open to UK and global organisations of any size and in any sector. Now in their eleventh year, these annual awards showcase the work of organisations that are improving…
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has launched a new collection of images to mark ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities today’ (3 December). The images of disabled people in everyday situations will be available to businesses and the media and aim to challenge perceptions and increase understanding around disability. They are the latest addition to Business Disability Forum’s extensive Disability Smart Image Bank and its ‘Changing the image of disability’ campaign.
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…
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…
Good weather has finally arrived and the 2024 summer holiday season is in full swing. As UK and overseas hospitality venues fill up, a new factsheet from disability inclusion charity, Business Disability Forum guides businesses that serve or sell food on the steps to take to safeguard customers and employees who have food sensitivities. The…
Should Artificial Intelligence (AI) be feared or welcomed by disabled people? This is the topic for discussion in the first episode of a new podcast series launched by Business Disability Forum (25 July). ‘Disability Today’ aims to put disabled people at the centre of the debate on key global challenges. Leading experts will join Business…
Business Disability Forum called on the future government to make disability employment an urgent priority at its annual conference in London on Tuesday (2 July). Addressing the conference of senior business leaders and leading employers, CEO of Business Disability Forum, Diane Lightfoot, said: “Only 53 per cent of disabled people of working age are in…
Scenario: Peter arrives for his first day at work with his Alsatian Emotional Support Dog. On seeing the dog, team member Nick becomes upset and locks himself in a toilet, only emerging when the dog has gone. As a child Nick was bitten by an Alsatian. He has a phobia of all dogs, but especially…
Business Disability Forum launched its manifesto today (13 June) setting out five key strategies for creating better experiences and opportunities for disabled people in the workplace, as customers and in society. Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum, said: “Disability can and does affect everyone, either through personal experience or through the people we know….
A free online resource to help businesses meet the needs of disabled people around technology was launched by Business Disability Forum today (20 May). The Technology Toolkit provides practical advice and strategies for employers and businesses on how to introduce inclusive technology into their existing systems and to design with inclusion in mind. The toolkit…
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