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Supporting line managers on disability
Conference
When: Wednesday 19 March 2008, 10am – 4pm
Hosted by: Merrill Lynch
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One in eight of the working population has a disability – that's 3.4 million people. How many of your line managers are disability confident?
The results of last year's Employers' Forum on Disability Standard Benchmark Survey show that less than half of participating organisations have disability specific performance indicators for line managers. However, our experience shows that if you engage your line managers on disability it benefits the whole business.
The 'Supporting line managers on disability' conference will bring together HR and line managers to share best practice on treating disabled people fairly. Looking at the barriers to both good line management as well as good HR practices, it will focus on what's getting in the way and find practical solutions for both. Delegates will explore approaches to issues such as managing attendance management, appraisal processes and redeployment.
Why attend
This event enables you to:
- Understand what HR and line managers need from each other if they are to recruit, retain and manage disabled employees effectively and fairly
- Support line managers who are managing staff with disabilities, using support systems and internal policies and procedures
- Learn how to enable managers to become disability confident through mainstream training and development
- Handle difficult situations and conversations such as performance reviews and giving both positive and negative feedback
- Understand who needs to do what so that the process for making reasonable adjustments for disabled people empowers everyone to work to the best of their abilities
- Be more confident when managing disabled colleagues, including hidden impairments such as mental ill health and dyslexia.
Who should attend?
Line managers, HR professionals, diversity and disability practitioners.
Who will be speaking at this event?
Confirmed speakers at present include:
- Catherine Casserley
- Barrister, Cloisters and former Senior legislation adviser, Disability Rights Commission
- Stephen Duckworth
- Associate, Employers' Forum on Disability and Chief executive, Disability Matters Ltd.
- Nick Langford
- Trainer & Conciliator, ACAS
- Carmel McKeogh
- Head of Human Resources, Business Services Directorate, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Councilz
- Susan Scott Parker
- Chief executive, Employers' Forum on Disability (chair)
- Sally Ward
- BT Group people & policy team, BT