EY is now a member of the Guernsey Employment Trust (GET) Disability Charter.
GET’s aim is to assist disabled people in securing and maintaining work in Guernsey, with the Disability Charter providing employers in Guernsey with practical information, good practice and guidance.
The Charter also celebrates employers who are taking positive action and developing initiatives that will enable more disabled people to access employment opportunities in Guernsey.
EY lead a number of initiatives globally to increase disability confidence within businesses and their network. One of which, Ability EY, is an inclusion group open to anyone within the EY network to join. This includes people who have a disability themselves, to people who have friends or family with a disability, to those who are just interested and want to find out more. The aim is to ultimately make everyone disability confident and create an inclusive working environment.
The World Health Organisation estimates that there are one billion people worldwide currently living with a disability while 80% of people who experience a disability acquire it between the ages of 18 and 64 – while they are still working, so it is important to create inclusive cultures to harness this talent.
Richard Le Tissier, EY Assurance Partner, said: “EY already supports a number of initiatives and projects across our network to increase disability confidence in business, so we are delighted to be member of the Guernsey Employment Trust Disability Charter and support a local initiative which is putting disability confidence top of the agenda for local businesses.
“Encouraging diverse perspectives and inclusive cultures are key to building high performing teams, ultimately driving better decision-making and stimulating innovation throughout businesses.”
