Inclusive recruitment and onboarding strategies
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Supported employment programmes match disabled and disadvantaged jobseekers with employers through specialist job coaches and ongoing support. This guide covers Individual Placement and Support (IPS), the UK Supported Employment framework, Project SEARCH, and how employers can engage.
A practical, stage-by-stage guide to removing disability barriers from recruitment — from job design and advertising through to onboarding. Based on CIPD, BDF, and Disability:IN research.
Only 22% of autistic adults in the UK are in employment, compared to 53% of all disabled people and 82% of non-disabled people. This guide draws on National Autistic Society research and BDF toolkits to help employers recruit, support, and retain autistic employees.
Disabled employees in the UK earn on average 17.2% less than non-disabled peers. This guide presents the latest data, explains the drivers, and sets out concrete actions employers can take — from pay audits to progression pathway reviews.
Around 1 in 7 people in the UK is neurodivergent. This guide covers autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia in the workplace — practical adjustments, recruitment, management, and how to build a neuro-inclusive culture. Drawing on ACAS, BDF, and CIPD guidance.
A Workplace Adjustments Passport is a simple written record of agreed adjustments that moves with the employee through manager changes and role changes. Used by the Civil Service, NHS, and major UK employers, it reduces re-negotiation friction and improves retention. This guide explains how to implement one.
Disability:IN is the leading US nonprofit driving disability inclusion in business. Its Disability Equality Index (DEI) is the most widely recognised corporate benchmarking tool in the US. This guide covers the DEI, Disability:IN affiliate network, and how employers can use the framework.
The UK government's Disability Confident scheme has three levels — Committed, Employer, and Leader. This guide explains each level, the commitments required, the benefits, and how to progress through the scheme.
The Business Disability Forum (BDF) is the UK's leading membership organisation for disability-smart business. This guide covers BDF tools, toolkits, and how employers can use BDF resources to build genuinely inclusive workplaces.
How social enterprises across the EU are creating employment for disabled people — covering work integration social enterprises, sheltered workshop transitions, EU funding mechanisms, and evidence on what models work.
A focused guide to neurodiversity and employment in the UK — covering Equality Act protections, diagnostic delays, workplace accommodations for autism ADHD dyslexia and dyspraxia, employer programmes, and the growing neurodiversity-at-work movement.
A practical guide for HR teams to audit and improve the accessibility of career sites, application forms, ATS platforms, onboarding documents, and internal communications against WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
Profiles of ten global companies setting the standard for disability inclusion, from Microsoft's neurodiversity hiring program to Unilever's Disability Confident Leader status, with details on their programs, initiatives, and measurable results.
Comprehensive guide to identifying and eliminating unconscious bias in disability hiring, covering benevolent discrimination, competence assumptions, ableist language audits, structured scoring rubrics, and data tracking.
Step-by-step guide to building a neurodiversity hiring program, with detailed lessons from SAP Autism at Work, Microsoft Hiring Academy, and JPMorgan Autism at Work programs, plus guidance for smaller companies.
End-to-end guide to inclusive recruitment, from writing accessible job descriptions and removing unnecessary requirements to structured interviews and onboarding with built-in accommodations.
How Microsoft redesigned their hiring process to tap into neurodivergent talent, and what other employers can learn.