A few months ago, the New York Times published a telling article about disabled workers. For once, there was a positive tale to tell about Covid and its surprising outcome for this important talent group. Prior to home-working being accepted as some form of normal, many disabled workers were excluded from key jobs in cities, partly due to the spirit of presenteeism.
Much is being spouted about productivity and hybrid vs office-based at the moment (more about this next time), but how about the additional productive body of talent we have unlocked thanks to a more flexible, realistic approach to work?
The figures surrounding disabled workers still make disturbing and disappointing reading: for example, almost twice the number of disabled employees were made redundant during the Covid years as those who are not registered as disabled.
Maybe now, in our hybrid world, there will be a rebalancing?