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Welsh network event: Recruitment focus
National network
When: Thursday 5 June 2008, 10am – 4pm
Location: Cardiff
Co-sponsored by
This event will focus on how to successfully attract and recruit disabled people.
Many organisations are unwittingly turning away talented and loyal potential employees because of the barriers disabled applicants face in the recruitment process. These barriers are preventing organisations from tapping into a large and talented pool of disabled applicants. It can also leave business vulnerable to costly tribunals and immeasurable brand damage.
In addition, public sector organisations implementing the Disability Equality Duty must ensure equality of opportunity for disabled people when recruiting. As suppliers to the public sector, private sector organisations may be subject to the same requirements.
Who will be speaking at this event?
At the time of writing, speakers include:
- Rick Williams
- EFD associate and director of Freeney Williams Ltd.
- Huw Jones
- Partner at Eversheds LLP
- Vivienne Thorngate
- Outreach & Placements Manager at the Welsh Assembly Government
- John Warburton
- Relationship Manager, Employers' Forum on Disability
Why attend?
This event enables you to:
- Discover the business and social benefits to your organisation of employing people with disabilities
- Understand your legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act
- Receive guidance on how to minimise the legal and reputational risk to your organisation when contracting out services to recruitment agencies
- Identify common barriers to disabled applicants in the various stages of the recruitment process
- Learn about alternative methods of proactively attracting and recruiting disabled staff
- Learn from the experience of other organisations, share best practice and network with other EFD members.
Who should attend
This event is particularly useful for those designing recruitment policy, along with HR and personnel managers and diversity or disability champions.