In the Workplace

Hidden gem in far north Queensland empowers Australians with disabilities

Liberty pays out R12bn in Claims

Gallery – Disability Summit & Career Expo 2025, Johannesburg

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Working from home: Q&A with disability advocate El Gibbs

How Progression is working to help EMPOWER people with disabilities

Justene Smith is a Disability Specialist at an organisation called Progression. Progression are the leaders in their field at providing workplace opportunities and solutions to

How persons with disabilities build resilience in the workplace

By Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute Resilience is our capacity to recover from difficulties, our ability to bounce back from the problems

Neurodiversity at work benefits everyone – why more companies are hiring people with Autism

By Carol A Adams, Professor of Accounting, Durham University Some of my favourite fictional characters include Spock and Seven of Nine from Star Trek, Dr

500 CEOs of major organisations create the world’s biggest community for disability business inclusion

Global business collective, The Valuable 500, announces it has reached its milestone of securing commitments from 500 global CEOs and their companies worldwide. Global business

Five ways companies can improve disability inclusiveness

Disability inclusion means understanding the relationship between the way people function, and the ability they have to participate in society. Every member of society should

What to do when depression affects your work

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the emotional and mental wellbeing of so many South Africans. The number of people with symptoms

Invisible disabilities in the workplace

If a colleague uses a wheelchair, wears a hearing aid, or uses an assistive device, it is immediately evident that they have a disability. But

Covid-19: An accelerant for inclusion in the workplace

By Gcobisa Ntshona, Human Resources Director at LexisNexis South Africa As we embrace a new way of working, considering the perspectives and circumstances of your

How to stop tokenism of disability in the workforce

This article was written by HR News Approximately 15% of the world’s population live with some form of disability but only 2-4% have disabilities which

Epilepsy in the workplace: know your rights as an employee and an employer

Some people worry that telling an employer about their epilepsy might affect their chance of getting a job or being treated fairly at work. Although

The need to mainstream disabled workers in the formal economy

People with disabilities continue to lack access to adequate health and basic education and are at risk of economic isolation with no prospect of securing employment. Five years on and with the unprecedented effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, this situation demands urgent attention.