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Emily Harrison
Taking action to deliver inclusion for all disabled people
It’s easy to think that treating everybody fairly means treating them the same. But sometimes we need to do things differently to make sure we’re being fair to everyone. It’s a fact that some people face specific issues and barriers at work that others don’t. And this is particularly true for people with disabilities, certain health conditions, as well as for neurodivergent colleagues.
At Sopra Steria, we’re committed to becoming a truly inclusive workplace. We know we still have work to do but we’re taking positive action to make sure that everyone gets the workplace adjustments they need to be at their absolute best.
During 2022, we became a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer. But we don’t plan to stop there. In 2023 we’ve taken steps to become a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader. So making continuous improvements to how we support workplace adjustments is a top priority.
Delivering a disability confident culture (and being accountable for its impact)
In June this year, we set up a cross-business Disability Inclusion Working Group in partnership with our UK businesses; SSCL and NHS Shared Business Services.
This dynamic group brings together people from across the whole of Sopra Steria to not only deliver but to also be accountable for a UK-wide disability inclusion plan. The group is working together to:
Making it quick and easy to ask for a workplace adjustments
Colleagues across the organisation told us that the process for requesting and agreeing workplace adjustments was too complicated. They also said that too many people were involved in approving any related costs. We’ve listened and made some changes:
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