Every year as part of our MyPlus Recruiters’ Club calendar we run an event on mental health and employment, and every year it is one of our most popular events amongst our employer members. This year was no exception. To help employers understand more about the challenges that early career individuals with mental ill health face and what can be done to support them during recruitment and in the workplace we were joined by experts working in mental health as well as those with first-hand experience of mental ill health.
Understanding the impacts and advantages of neurodivergent employment
Embracing difference in a virtual World
With 15% of a workforce being neurodiverse according to AGCAS and a 31% increase in neurodiverse graduates between 2011 and 2017 according to HESA, this represents a significant proportion of an organisation’s current and future workforce. However, according to CIPD only 10% of HR professionals consider neurodiversity in their people management practices.
