01 Mar
2017
Businesses still ‘in denial’ about racial barriers at work
__ – The UK economy could enjoy a £24 billion annual boost if staff from ethnic minority backgrounds were given the same chances of career progression as their white colleagues, according to an independent government-backed review. – – The newly published Baroness McGregor-Smith review found that these racial boundaries resulted in a loss to the… Continue reading
28 Feb
2017
Auticon CEO: Why I actively seek autistic employees
__ 84% of autistic adults in the UK are not in employment despite 77% expressing a desire to find a job, according to statistics from the National Autistic Society. Kurt Schoeffer is CEO of IT company Auticon and his company specialises in hiring autistic people to work in IT. Speaking to the BBC… Continue reading