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Weal lneedt ot al kmor eaboutheal t handwel l bei ngatwor k,saysBusi ness Di sabi l i t yFor um Asanewy earbegi ns ,al eadi ngbus i nes sanddi s abi l i t yor gani s at i oni s c al l i ngf orgr eat eropennes si nt hewor k pl ac ear oundheal t hand wel l bei ng.

Busi nessDi sabi l i t yFor um, m anot f or pr of i tmember s hi por gani s at i on, pr ov i dess uppor t ,adv i c eandt r ai ni ngt ohel por gani s at i onsbec omef ul l y ac c es s i bl et odi s abl edempl oy eesandc us t omer s .I t smember sr ange f r om FTSE100c ompani esandc ent r al Gov er nmentdepar t ment st o t r ans por tpr ov i der s ,publ i cs er v i c es ,hi ghereduc at i onpr ov i der sand c har i t i es .

Bus i nes sDi s abi l i t yFor um’ m sHeadofPol i c yandAdv i c e,Angel aMat t hews , s ai d: “ I tc anbehar df ors omeonet ot al kaboutt hei rdi s abi l i t yorc ondi t i onat wor k .Butasmanyc ondi t i onsar enotal way si mmedi at el yappar ent ,i ti s v i t al l yi mpor t antt hatempl oy er snur t ur eor gani s at i onal c ul t ur esand pr ac t i c eswher ec ol l eaguesf eel c omf or t abl et ot al kaboutwhatt heyneed t obeabl et owor ki nawayt hats ui t st hem andhowt heymanagel i f ewi t h adi s abi l i t y . “ Wec ommonl yheart hatwhenpeopl es har ei nf or mat i onaboutt hei r di s abi l i t y ,t heyar emetbyot her snotk nowi nghowt or eac t .The or gani s at i onswewor kwi t hhav es eent hatens ur i ngs t af fk nowt heyc an t al kaboutadi s abi l i t yandhowt heymanaget hei rc ondi t i onwi t houtbei ng metby‘ awk war dnes s ’ ordi s c r i mi nat i onl eadst oahappi erandmor e engagedwor k f or c e. ”

Ment alheal t handwel l bei ng Ar ecentst udyconduct edbyBusi nessDi sabi l i t yFor um andl ooki ng speci f i cal l yatt hevi ewsofyoungpeopl ei nr el at i ont oment alheal t h andwel l bei ngs uppor t st hi sar gument .

Some91perc entof16t o24y ear ol dswhopar t i c i pat edi nt hes t udy s t at edt hati twast her es pons i bi l i t yofanempl oy ert os uppor tt hegood ment al heal t handwel l bei ngoft hei rempl oy ees .Thes t udyal s of oundt hat 65perc entofr es pondent swoul dc ons i derl eav i ngaj obi ft heyf el tt hei r ment al heal t hneedswer enots uppor t ed.

Angel as ai d: “ Fr om ourr es ear c hi ti sc l eart haty oungpeopl ewantt ot al kmor eabout ment al heal t handwel l bei ng,butof t enf eel t hatempl oy er sand uni v er s i t i esar enotr eadyt ol i s t ent ot hem. ”

Anagei ngwor kf or ce ButAngel ai sk eent opoi ntoutt hatheal t handwel l bei ngi nt hewor k pl ac e i snotonl yamat t eraf f ec t i ngy oungerwor k er sbuti s ,i nf ac t ,a mul t i gener at i onal i s s ue.

I nMar c h,Angel awi l l beaddr es s i ngaHeal t handWel l bei ngatWor k conf er encel ook i ngs pec i f i c al l yatt hec hal l engesandoppor t uni t i es pr es ent edbyanagei ngwor k f or c e.

Wi t hpeopl el i v i ngandwor k i ngl ongerandwi t hbus i erl i v es( s uc has l ear ni ngwhi l ewor k i ngorhav i ngc ar i ngr es pons i bi l i t i es )t hewor k f or c e demogr aphi ci sr api dl yc hangi ng.

Fi gur esf r om ACASs howt hatby2020at hi r doft hewor k f or c ewi l l be agedov er50.Ast hel i k el i hoodofac qui r i ngadi s abi l i t yi nc r eas eswi t h age,t hi smeanst hatagr eat erper c ent ageoft hewor k f or c ewi l l hav ea di s abi l i t yorbemanagi ngac ondi t i on,ast i megoeson.

Angel as ai d: “ Empl oy er sar es eei ngr ec r ui t swant i ngf l ex i bi l i t y ,gr eat erwor k l i f e bal anc e,andj obst hatal l owt hem t omanaget hei rc ondi t i onandc ar i ng r es pons i bi l i t i eswhi l s tal s oof f er i ngoppor t uni t i est opr ogr es sanddev el op t hei rc ar eerpr os pec t s .Wear es eei ngempl oy eesov er50r eadyt o embar konanewc ar eeranddos omet hi ngc ompl et el ynew.Ther ear e hugepay of f sf oror gani s at i onswhi c hgeti tr i ghtandc anbenef i tf r om t he ex per i enc eandex per t i s e,whi c hamul t i gener at i onal wor k f or c ec anbr i ng. ”

Advi ceandsuppor t Angel aheadsupt hewor k ofBus i nes sDi s abi l i t y For um’ sadv i c es er v i c e whi c hpr ov i desmember s wi t hs uppor tonhowbes tt o meett heneedsofdi s abl ed empl oy eesandc us t omer s .

Aswel l aspr ov i di ng bes pok eadv i c et het eam hasal s opr oduc edabr i ef i ngsandl i nemanagergui deser i est o pr ov i deupt odat ebes tpr ac t i c eandpr ac t i c al gui danc eonhowt or ec r ui t andr et ai npeopl ewi t hdi s abi l i t i es .

Thebr i ef i ngs ,s pons or edbyHSBC,c ov erempl oy mentadj us t ment sf ora wi der angeofdi s abi l i t i esandc ondi t i ons .Br i ef i ngsonadj us t ment sf or peopl ewi t hAut i s m andAs per ger sSy ndr ome,andf orpeopl ewi t hc anc er , wer er ec ent l yaddedt ot hes er i es ,andnewbr i ef i ngsonas t hma,HI Vand AI DS,mus c ul ar s k el et al ,bowel c ondi t i onsandepi l eps y ,ar ec omi ngs oon.

Thel i nemanagergui desc ov ert opi c ss uc hasat t endanc e,mak i ng adj us t ment sandnonv i s i bl edi s abi l i t i esandar eai medatequi ppi ng nonHRpr of es s i onal swi t ht hec onf i denc et ohol dc onv er s at i onsabout di s abi l i t yandwel l bei nganddi s c us s i ngc ol l eagues ’ needs .

Al ongs i det hegui desandbr i ef i ngs ,Bus i nes sDi s abi l i t yFor um wi l l al s obe hos t i ngas er i esofevent sandwor kshopst hr oughout2019c ov er i ng as pec t sofheal t handwel l bei ngatwor k .

Angel as ai d: “ Wek nowt hatf orempl oy eesandempl oy er st al k i ngaboutt opi c st hatar e per s onal t ousc anbedi f f i c ul t .Wes eeourr ol easpr ov i di ngt het ool sand adv i c ewhi c hpeopl eneedt ohav eef f ec t i v eands uppor t i v ec onv er s at i ons andt hepr agmat i cs ol ut i onswhi c hc anl eadt oas uc c es s f ul ,s us t ai nabl e out c omef orev er y one. ” Youc anf i ndoutmor eaboutt hewor kofBus i nes sDi s abi l i t yFor um,and i t sr es our c es ,ev ent s ,andmember s hi pat www. busi nessdi sabi l i t yf or um. or g. uk#Di sabi l i t ySmar t

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