The Disability Discrimination Podcast is your essential resource for staying informed on the latest issues in disability discrimination in the workplace. On this podcast, legal experts Andrew Willshire and Adam Wheal discuss the unique challenges faced by disabled individuals, while providing practical advice on diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. 

Don't miss out on this valuable platform for professionals seeking to create more equitable workplaces. Tune in now to stay up-to-date on disability discrimination issues in the workplace!

00:00.0 - Introduction

00:49.8 - Background of the case

03:37.6 - Mrs. Boyers' claim of unlawful dismissal and disability discrimination was dismissed by the Employment Tribunal due to the DWP's argument of protecting public funds and her long-term absences affecting staff numbers.

05:17.3 - The DWP's dismissal of Ms. Boyer was deemed disproportionate due to the lack of evidence of legitimate aims and consideration for a work trial.

06:54.6 - Employers should seek medical advice, discuss fair processes and reasonable adjustments, and consider alternative roles for employees with long-term sickness absence.

08:54.9 - Employers must consider disabled employees' long service and provide alternative options before dismissing them, with accurate records to back up decisions.

Disability Discrimination Podcast

How does generative AI impact teams? And what can we do to mitigate the impact of biased AI?

In Episode 132, Kieran Snyder, Co-Founder and CEO at Textio, joins Melinda in an insightful discussion about the impact of AI on workplace biases and inequities. They explore the potential harm and social biases perpetuated by generative AI, and look closely at how this applies to performance reviews. They also discuss the key factors business leaders should consider when adopting AI solutions in their teams, establish accountability systems that support DEI efforts, and safeguard confidential employee information.


About Kieran Snyder (she/her)

Kieran is co-founder and CEO of Textio, the platform for inclusive and equitable communications. After earning her PhD in linguistics at Penn, Kieran spent a decade creating the world’s most impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. In addition to developing linguistic capabilities like spelling and grammar-checking for more than 100 languages, she led the large-scale effort to integrate the Bing search engine into Microsoft Windows. Kieran is a world-renowned expert on language and bias at work, and her writing has appeared in Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post.


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Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Co-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst Chan
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How AI Impacts Biases & Inequities In The Workplace With Kieran Snyder

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Melalui berbagai aktivitas yang kami tawarkan, peserta akan memiliki kesempatan untuk berbagi ide, memberikan umpan balik, dan terlibat dalam proses pengambilan keputusan. Ini tidak hanya meningkatkan keterlibatan mereka, tetapi juga membantu menciptakan budaya perusahaan yang inklusif dan mendukung.

Jadwalkan Program Employee Engagement untuk tim Anda dan lihat bagaimana keterlibatan yang lebih tinggi dapat membawa dampak positif bagi produktivitas dan kepuasan kerja. Dengan karyawan yang merasa terlibat, perusahaan Anda akan dapat mencapai hasil yang lebih baik. Pemesanan hubungi First Outbound, WA: 081-231-938-011, Website: http://1stoutbound.com.

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Program Employee Engagement

In the first episode of Multilingual Hiring Insights, Albert and Christina talk about why multilingual employees are key to fostering diversity and innovation in the workplace. They also discuss how having different language skills can lead to creativity, better problem-solving and inclusive customer service.
They’ll get practical advice for hiring multilingual talent—like making interviews more inclusive and using tools like iSmartRecruit to make things easier. They’ll also address common challenges, from communication barriers to building a genuinely inclusive team.

Episode 1: Build a Diverse & Inclusive Workforce By Multilingual Hiring

Empovia creates empowered learning and development solutions that drive inclusive and sustainable change.

The Paris Smith podcast gives bite size legal advice across a range of services, and answers some key questions in plain English. Hear from our Partners and Solicitors about how to tackle various legal issues!

New tracks tagged #InclusiveWorkplace