Creating Universally Accessible Hiring Processes: Making Inclusion the Default

Just 3% of neurodivergent candidates believe hiring processes are truly fair.

Disclosure and adjustment rates are low among employees and even lower among candidates, where the stakes are much higher. But hidden barriers still exist and often go unnoticed, impacting candidate experience, hiring quality, and even exposing organisations to legal risk.

As talent leaders, that leaves you designing processes for the confident few, and unintentionally screening out high-potential talent before you ever meet them.  

This session explores how to move beyond a reactive “reasonable adjustments” model and towards inclusive-by-default hiring - where accessibility is built in from the start, not gatekept behind disclosure.

Unlocking Local Talent: How DWP Can Help Your Business Recruit, Retain and Grow

Discover how DWP's Employer Services can help businesses fill vacancies faster, access a wider talent pool, and support workforce development. This interactive session will showcase recruitment support available through Jobcentre Plus, employer success stories, and practical strategies for attracting diverse talent. Includes opportunities for audience questions and discussion.

Fixing the Leak: 3 Bottlenecks Draining Your Recruitment ROI

Hiring has gotten faster, but finding the best talent has gotten harder. Between AI-generated CVs and drawn-out interview loops, traditional recruitment flows are draining management time and driving up the cost of bad hires. This short, practical session breaks down the three biggest operational bottlenecks in the current hiring landscape—and shows you how to fix them using objective candidate data early in your funnel to secure top performers