The Inclusion, Diversity and Equality in the Workplace Conference 2024

In 2023, the UK Government have enhanced redundancy protection for women on maternity leave. This prompts organisations nationwide to review their HR policies for compliance and improved work culture. Despite HR professionals understanding the benefits of EDI, a recent CIPD report revealed that nearly half of employers lack clear strategies.

It is crucial to engage all employees and prioritise intersectionality, addressing discrimination based on various aspects of identity. Effective steps include leadership commitment, policy review, training, employee engagement, and collaboration. These efforts aim to create inclusive workplaces and contribute to a fairer society.

• 36% of employers said their organisation is not planning to focus on any EDI areas in the next five years, according to CIPD (2024)
• According to the same report by CIPD, just 7% of organisations have a specific EDI budget
• 66% of UK workers say that acceptance and inclusion of employees from all backgrounds is important to them when searching for jobs, according to People Management (2023)

Why Attend?

• Gain Valuable Insights into the latest trends, best practices, and strategies for promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace
• Learn from expert speakers and industry leaders who will share their experiences and expertise in implementing successful EDI initiatives
• Explore innovative approaches to creating inclusive work environments that foster belonging and respect for all employees
• Acquire practical tools and resources to develop and implement robust EDI policies and practices within your organisatio
• Network with like-minded professionals and exchange ideas, experiences, and best-practices for advancing EDI in various industries and sectors

• 09.00

  Online Registration

   

• 09.50

  Chair’s Opening Remarks 

  Louise Mullany, Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Nottingham (CONFIRMED)

  
• 10.00

  Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

  • Understanding The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010), 2024
  • Exploring Reasonable Steps to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
  • Empowering All Staff

  Jo Morgan, CEO, Engendering Change (CONFIRMED)

  

   

   

   

• 10.30

  Case Study: Flexible Working: Attracting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce

  • Consulting with staff to co-produce a hybrid working strategy that embeds flexibility and meets a variety of needs
  • Guidance for creating a flexible strategy that accommodates changing homeworking needs for new parents and workplace returners
  • Tips for promoting flexible working practices during recruitment processes to attract a diverse range of talent
  • Sharing innovative strategies to strengthen virtual team cohesion and ensure remote workers are adequately equipped

  Catherine Sermon, Head of Engagement and Campaigns, Phoenix Group (CONFIRMED)

  

   

• 11.00

  Question and Answers Session

   

• 11.20

  Comfort Break

   

• 11:35

  Case Study: A Best Practice Approach to Organisational Inclusivity for Hidden Disabilities

  • Recognising the diversity within disability.
  • Building an understanding of hidden disabilities in the workplace.
  • Raising senior leader awareness of hidden disabilities.
  • Understanding how to be an ally for colleagues with hidden disabilities.

  Stuart Moore, Director, National Association of Disabled Staff Networks (CONFIRMED)

  

• 12.05

  Case Study: Supporting Line Managers to Support Their Staff – Preventing Burnout & Promoting Wellbeing 

  • Implementing strategies for dealing with burnout and implementing mechanisms for staff to avoid becoming overly tired
  • Advice for managers and HR specialists on re-integrating staff into the workplace who have been away for extended periods of time
  • Developing a line manager wellbeing competencies framework to equip leaders with the skills to handle difficult conversations, and prevent burn out

  Janet O’Neill, Deputy Head, National School of Occupational Health  (CONFIRMED)

  

• 12.35

  Question and Answers Session

• 12.55

  Lunch Break

• 13.40

   

  Keynote Title: Disrupting the Status Quo – Equitable and Inclusive Policy Making for Change  

  • Explore models of design thinking to co-creating policies that are outcomes and action led
  • Identify opportunities to integrate intersectionality into equality and inclusion related polices
  • Utilise the implementation outcomes framework to measure engagement, impact and action.

  Arun Verma, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, University of London  (CONFIRMED)

  

• 14.00

  Keynote: Insight from the Voices from Race at Work Surveys

  • Additional Insight from ongoing research centred on current issues

  Sandra Kerr, Race Director, Business in the Community (CONFIRMED)

  

• 14.20

  Questions and Answers Session 

• 14.40

  Breakout Networking: Building Equal, Diverse and Inclusive Workplace Cultures

  This session will provide you with the opportunity to discuss the main challenges you face when trying to improve EDI in the workplace. Share solutions and learn from initiatives that have been successful in other places of work. 

• 15.10

  Comfort Break

• 15.30

  Case Study: Walking the Walk, – Actions for managers, leaders and policymakers 

  • CMI’s new report found that senior leaders at UK organisations have an “EDI blindspot”, with big gaps between what HR decision-makers think is working to improve inclusivity and workplace culture, versus how employees see it.

  Hamish Shah, Policy and Innovation Manager, CMI (CONFIRMED)

  Violet Wanda, Public Relations Manager, CMI (CONFIRMED)

  

• 16.00

  Questions and Answers Session 

• 16.20

  Chair’s Summary

• 16.30

  Conf. End

  *Programme subject to change

  

Who Should Attend?

This Conference is open to Public, Private and Third Sectors.

For more information or to make a booking please call 0330 058 4285

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Virtual vs F2F

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• Wider geographical reach of delegates and a different audience who prefer online to f2f
• Lower sponsorship package costs
• No travel/accommodation
• Less time out of the office
• No stand materials required (lower costs)
• 1 of only 2 sponsors involved – less competition on the day
• Prime speaking slot in the morning of the conference including Q&A – less distractions and easier for delegates to hear/absorb information
• Receive all delegate data after the conference to follow-up directly with those who attend and don’t attend (small % but still key stakeholders)
• Ongoing exposure via OnDemand access (coming soon)

To find out more and discuss your specific objectives, please contact us below:

• Private Sector: £649.00+VAT
• Voluntary Sector : £379.00+VAT
• Public Sector : £449.00+VAT