The Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee is undertaking a short inquiry into the implications for Wales of the Welsh Government’s proposals on remote working.

Following changes in behaviour seen during the COVID-19 pandemic the Welsh Government is aiming to “work with organisations to support a long term shift to more people working remotely.” It has defined remote working as “working outside of a traditional office or ‘central’ place of work.” This would include “working at home and close to home in your local community”. The Welsh Government has stated that it would like to have 30% of workers in Wales working remotely on a regular basis over the long term, but highlights that this is “not a target and no requirements will be put upon organisations and employers.”

Continue reading “Remote Working Inquiry Submission”

The Legally Disabled? team is always looking out for opportunities to share our research with a wider audience. Although based on the legal sector, our findings and recommendations can easily apply to disabled people working in other professional occupations.

From experiences of poor access during recruitment to the lessons learned from online working during Covid, there is much that employers can do in many industries to become more disability-inclusive.

Find out more in The Conversation.

We are pleased to feature in the Costs Lawyer Standards Board newsletter with an overview of the research that we published in January.

Newsletters are a great way to reach your members and get disability inclusion on their radar. We welcome contact from disabled people, staff groups, potential disability champions, HR teams, stakeholders or leaders in the legal profession who might benefit from sharing knowledge and gaining further insights from our research.

Please get in touch if you’d like us to provide a guest blog post for your website or publication.

Keep a lookout for our upcoming report on the impact of Covid-19 on disabled lawyers, launching on Monday the 2nd November.