Belfast healthtech firm, Voscuris is launching a virtual meet-up as part of National Inclusion Week 2020 on 16 October.
‘Inclusion In Tech Lunch & Learn’ will aim to give local tech SMEs an opportunity to network, and learn and share ideas about inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
Lynsey Stewart, director at specialist HR consulting firm, HeadsTogether will lead the kick-off introductory session on inclusion.
National Inclusion Week, running from 28 September 28 – 4 October, was created by Inclusive Employers and aims to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.
Now in its eighth year, the 2020 theme is ‘Each One Reach One’, about bringing people and organisations together to connect and inspire each other to make inclusion an everyday reality.
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Alison Young, COO at Voscuris said: "For any business its core assets are its employees, and as a young company (founded in 2015), we feel passionate about ensuring that inclusion is embedded into the very fabric of our company culture.
“We recognised early on that our actions around inclusion will evolve as our business grows, and as the technology sector is by nature disruptive and innovative we are looking forward to coming together with other like-minded local tech companies to share ideas and learning experiences and celebrate our inclusion successes."
In 2019 nearly 1500 organisations took park in National Inclusion Week through internal events and activities covering a wide range of workplace inclusion topics.
The week also features a flagship celebration of the organisations participating in Inclusive Employers Standard, an accreditation tool from Inclusive Employers which recognises organisations’ commitment to creating more inclusive workplaces.
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Interested in learning more about or taking part in the Inclusion in Tech Lunch & Learn? Visit https://www.meetup.com/Belfast-Technology-Meetup-Group/ to sign up.
