We are delighted to announce as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure we have a diverse and inclusive workplace we have pledged our commitment to supporting colleagues with invisible conditions.
Did you now an estimated 1 in 7 people in the UK live with an invisible health condition? (A figure which includes colleagues)
So, working with Crohn’s & Colitis UK, we want to make a real change to colleague wellbeing by recognising the specific challenges faced by people with invisible disabilities and chronic conditions.
We’ve joined 'Are You IN?', part of the award-wining Not Every Disability is Visible campaign, to make sure everyone with an invisible disability or condition has the support they need to thrive in the workplace.
Our Pledge
Now that we’ve pledged our support, we will be able to review some of our policies, make changes to our colleague training and update our digital and office assets.
We are proud to be joining this campaign as a Silver standard company committing to the following nine pledges:
- We will appoint an Invisible Condition Rep as a point of contact to signpost colleagues towards the campaign resources and our relevant company policies or employee assistance programmes
- We will install Not Every Disability is Visible accessible toilet signs in all our accessible toilets.
Empower
We will empower managers, HR and people living with invisible conditions to talk with confidence about invisible conditions by promoting Not Every Disability is Visible conversation guides. They give tips, practical examples, and support on how to approach conversations about invisible conditions.
We will train and educate all staff on invisible conditions and, specifically, Crohn’s and Colitis, using a range of training options from apps to videos and infographics.
Inform
We will announce our support of the campaign internally and externally, via this internal comms and our careers website.
We will report bi-annually in the first year and annually thereafter on pledge implementation and the impact on our colleagues.
This is the first step in making the awareness of invisible disabilities visible - look out for further updates!