With 9.26 million people out of work in the UK, the demand on employers to help them back to work has never been higher. Food manufacturer and retailer Cook created its Ready and Working (RAW) Talent...
NHS Foundation Trust failed to make reasonable adjustments for an administrator who struggled to concentrate in a noisy office following a brain haemorrhage, a tribunal found.
Employers have a legal responsibility to bear the needs of neurodiverse employees in mind. Briony Richards, an associate at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, sets out the key areas to consider.
Neurodivergent staff are at risk of falling off HR’s radar, according to new research, as a majority hide their condition from colleagues, and many feel unable to ask for adjustments at work.
The neurodiversity awareness movement has been in full swing for a few years now, and has revolutionised our understanding of individual differences at work.
A new and important government-backed report has outlined a raft of recommendations that are designed to support autistic people getting into, and staying in, employment.
More than half of neurodivergent employees don’t feel that their organisation (52%) or team (54%) is open or supportive enough to discuss neurodiversity, research by the CIPD revealed.
The Mexican tetra, also known as the blind cavefish, is a fascinating example of how biodiversity can help species survive in difficult and changing environments. This fish is found in underground...
A new review designed to boost the employment prospects of autistic people was announced by the government on Sunday (2 March).
HR has made considerable strides in creating genuinely inclusive workplaces but if we stand back and wait to welcome the neurodiverse into our businesses, it will be too little, too late. The only way...
Just 23% of HR professionals have had specific neurodiversity training in the last 12 months, according to new research.