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The People with Disabilities (PWD) Network at P&G

In the UK alone there are 19.3 million disabled people, of which 19% of working age adults are disabled, and 45% of pension age adults are disabled. This is a considerable amount of the working demographic, yet their needs are consistently not being met.

We spoke with Sam Latif, Special Consultant for Inclusive Design at Proctor & Gamble (P&G) about how she personally got involved in the disability network at P&G and specifically how disabled employees are supported within P&G.

“The first step is to make our workforce disability confident.” – Sam Latif

The pursuit of employee engagement – empowering and involving people

In a regular column, Paul Devoy, CEO, Investors In People (IIP) discusses the importance of employee engagement and how highly engaged teams increase overall productivity.

The understanding that we have of the link between employee engagement and productivity has never been more strongly evidenced, nor more widely accepted. Gallup produced a potent statistic around this last year when they found that highly engaged teams can drive profitability upwards by as much as a fifth. Paul discusses further.

Making employees feel valued

In a day and age where the line between work and life has become increasingly blurred, creating a company culture where employees feel valued and rewarded for their hard work ethic and commitment to the company’s mission is crucial for the success of an organisation. 

Do you feel valued? Click below to read more. 

Are you the next HR leader? 

Our HR Future Leader’s vote is still open (are closing in the coming weeks) – get voting for who you think will one day make a fantastic all-rounded leader.

As ever, join the conversation and tweet us at @HRDCommunity or email me at [email protected].

I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect