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Latest Event
You are warmly invited to join our next online HR Hub. The details are as follows:
- Topic: We are all neurodiverse. Fact. But are you talking about it enough in your organisation?
- Speaker: Melanie Francis, Chartered FCIPD, Director of Neurodiversity at Work, Do-IT Solutions & Lexxic
- Date: 24th February 2026
- Time: 10am - 11am
- Location: Zoom (free to attend)
Event details
In this webinar, Mel Francis, Chartered FCIPD and HR Magazine's Most Influential Practitioner, discusses neurodiversity in the workplace and gives us some interesting updates and insights. Mel brings over 25 years of HR leadership experience and will be sharing guidance on creating workplaces where neurodivergent individuals can thrive.
Mel will be covering:
- Neurodiversity – what it is and what it isn’t
- How organisations can be neuroinclusive throughout the employee lifecycle
- Why neuroinclusion is increasingly important for engagement, retention and performance
Mel will then be joined by Kate Benefer of RWK Goodman, who will explore:
- What the Equality Act says about neurodivergent conditions
- Key learnings from recent Employment Tribunal cases
- The legal responsibilities employers should be aware of
Expect an engaging discussion, actionable takeaways, and plenty of opportunity for questions.
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Kate Allen
Executive Chair and Marketing Director, Allen Associates
Kate founded Allen Associates in 1998 with the aim of creating the type of recruitment agency that she would like to use herself as a client and a candidate. For more than two decades, Kate’s commitment to providing an outstanding service and added value has never wavered, enabling her to build a robust business and an enviable reputation in her home county of Oxfordshire and further afield.
Kate Benefer
Partner in the Employment team, RWK Goodman
Kate advises on all aspects of employment law including disciplinary, grievances and sickness management, redundancy and restructures, discrimination, tribunal claims and immigration issues. Kate has been described as “very switched on” (client feedback) and as a “confident and poised speaker” whose delivery is “on the money” (delegate feedback).
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