Janet Hill

Business Disability Forum branded vacancy card for the Senior Digital Manager role, written in white against a blue background.

We're recruiting a #DigitalManager to lead our digital strategy, improve and develop digital products and ensure accessibility.

Part-time role, 0.8 FTE. FTE £43,000, pro rata £34,400 + benefits.

Flexible and hybrid working options available. Deadline 5 May 2025.

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Starmer must defy Trump by hugging other tariff victims closer Britain doesn’t deserve to be on the end of Donald Trump’s taxes, but the solution may be to form an economic coalition of the willing and focus on what we’re good at

I'd add to this excellent @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social piece that the way to hit Trump where it hurts (psychologically/politically) isn't a tariff war we can't win, but showing we/other advanced economies can globalise *without* the US.

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Read the spring 2025 issue of Civil Service World We examine how the government can meet the goals of its safer streets mission and catch up with outgoing 'taxman' Jim Harra

Check out the CSW spring 2025 issue here, including our cover interview with Jim Harra and a chat over lunch with Simon Case
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Do you have experience of co-ordinating in-person, online and hybrid event logistics? Join our team as Senior Events Co-ordinator.

Full-time. £35,000 to £37,000 plus benefits. Flexible working options available.

Deadline to apply is Sunday 30 March 2025.

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#CharityJob

‘Our research found unintended consequences of disability workforce reporting – here’s why that’s concerning’ Following a study into the topic, Angela Matthews explains that mandating employers to publish their pay gaps doesn’t necessarily paint a clear picture

We undertook research with businesses and disabled employees to understand whether mandatory disability workplace reporting would help improve disability inclusion.

Read the blog from our Director of policy and research Angela Matthews: tinyurl.com/3fb4umrr

Exclusive: Disability pay gap reporting could have ‘unintended consequences’, research reveals Business Disability Forum study warns practice could hinder inclusion, with disabled employees expressing concerns about government’s proposals

This morning we published our new research on disability workforce and pay gap reporting.

Get a summary of the key findings and our recommendations for employers and government in this new piece from People Management:

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#DisabilityPayGap #DisabilityReporting

Thrilled & proud for @50millionvoices.bsky.social to be shortlisted for the 'GlobalDisabilityInclusionAward' in these highly prestigious #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #OKToStutter

'The Thames, facing Southwark Bridge' (2024) by Melissa Scott-Miller
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A woman in a long dress and long apron, clutching a frying pan, runs after an errant pancake. She and pancake are chased by her numerous sons and farmer with a stick.

Only one choice for Shrove Tuesday
‘The Big Pancake’, 1972

Artist: Robert Lumley

2 friends with less-visible disabilities greet each other at an airport's international arrivals. The person on the left holds a sign saying 'Welcome home'. The Business Disability Forum 'Changing the image of disability' logo is in the lower right corner of the image.

It’s only a few months to go until the #EuropeanAccessibilityAct (EAA) comes into effect. We discussed the impact of the EAA and what organisations need to know at our Global Conference last year. Read our recap blog: ow.ly/J0VV50V60lL

#BDFTechTaskforce #EAA #A11y

A nightscape over the river in distinctive purple hues. In the foreground is a moored boat and in the background an illuminated Westminster

Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘The Thames by night’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt

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'Borough Market' (1967) by Edward Bawden

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, I absolutely love the work that Primark have done on their Adaptive Clothing range. We loved it so much, that Rebecca and I had to write a blog about it!

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