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The benefits of disability diversity in the workplace

Equal opportunity should be apparent in any workplace; whether employing a very small selection of staff or hundreds in an office, warehouse or even on the shop floor. Each and every candidate should be given the opportunity to fulfil the job role regardless of a disability or impediment. However, is this universally what is happening within workplaces?

250,000 veterans helped into new careers through career transition partnership

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Career Transition Partnership has successfully aided the lives of veterans in their careers through a wide variety of processes. Here is how they have been helping former armed forces since their creation.

Read further below. 

Making financial wellness personal to your workforce

The term ‘financial wellness’ doesn’t depend on your general wealth or salary. It’s defined by the act of managing personal financial situations and budgeting within the confines of your own earnings – and doing it in a confident and secure way.

In 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report focusing on financial wellbeing defined as “a state of being wherein you:

  • Have control over day-to-day, month-to-month finances;
  • Have the capacity to absorb a financial shock;
  • Are on track to meet your financial goals; and
  • Have the financial freedom to make the choices that allow you to enjoy life.

Speaking exclusively with Steven Leigh a Senior Consultant at Aon, we found out what he believes are common misconceptions when it comes to devising financial wellness programmes, why the middle-aged demographic get overlooked and how financial wellbeing can be cost-effective. We question, what are the changes that need to be implemented now to ensure real innovation? And how can employers change the way people plan for their futures going forward?

Are you coming to next year’s gathering of the Who’s Who in the HR industry?

In today’s diverse and complex business environment we understand the challenges facing the business leaders of today. If you’re wondering how to create a profitable organisation whilst ensuring the wellbeing of your employees then we can help put you in front of the visionaries that have done exactly that.

We only assemble the best of the best – speakers confirmed for 2019 come from a variety of companies leading the way to include Virgin Money, HSBC, Sodexo, Sky, Thinkers 50, Bersin, Cisco, ThermoFischer Scientific and many more.

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I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect