Disability at work: time for action

A diverse workforce offers greater creativity, innovation and productivity, making it more important than ever for employers to take positive steps to recruit, retain and support disabled workers, says Diane Lightfoot.

To say that HR teams and health and safety colleagues have had to become more agile over the past two years is a huge understatement. I honestly can’t remember a time when change has come so quickly and so frequently. First Brexit, then a pandemic, next a UK-wide skills shortage, then more pandemic, and now war and instability in Europe, and rising costs of living at home.