Nancy Gowan

Over 48% of employees are now requesting ongoing work from home arrangements based on a survey of Canadian workplaces completed in 2021. According to the survey workers are primarily seeing hybrid as 4:1 )home: workplace days) while leaders are preferring (2:3 home: workplace days). This session provides practical skills training on how to ensure that you have the processes and tools to support leaders in workplace inclusivity. This session will look at ways to reduce discrepancies and systemic barriers in your workplace. What strategies work to engage and support employees in all locations with all capabilities? Learning outcomes: Identifying systemic barriers in your workplace Engaging employees to maximize capabilities Identifying leadership skills required for true inclusivity Developing strategies to improve employee engagement, inclusivity and productivity.

This webinar/workshop will provide the tools and strategies required to support employees that are struggling with health and productivity concerns. It will review the duty to accommodate legal decisions, the workplace changes that impact productivity and strategies to help employees stay healthy and productive at work. Actual case examples will focus on mental health, episodic conditions, complex accommodation needs. the 2 hour webinar will provide overview whereas the full day program will provide skill development.

This program will provide the participant with step by step strategies to assess accessibility, develop tools to improve accessibility in hiring, work accommodations, deployment and career planning. The presenter will provide the participant with tools and resources to assess accessibility. Also the participant will be provided with templates and resources to build accessibility plans, engage the workforce in accessibility and manage budgeting and accommodation tasks.