Aisling Byrne is partner in A&L Goodbody's Employment & Incentives group in Belfast and has over 20 years' experience in advising on employment and equality law. Aisling advises on contentious employment litigation, employment aspects of commercial transactions and procurement. Aisling is qualified to practice in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and she is a qualified mediator. She also specialises in data protection law and she has both Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) qualifications. She regularly delivers training to businesses on GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 and she advises on a broad spectrum of data protection issues including data breaches, data protection impact assessments, data subject access requests and data sharing agreements.
Shirley Blair, Of Counsel, Aisling Byrne, Partner and Olivia Boyle, solicitor, in A&L Goodbody provide an interesting discussion of neurodiversity in the workplace, together with case law and tips for employers:
Introduction
Employers are becoming increasingly live to the competitive advantage that comes with promoting and supporting a neurodivergent workforce. Neurodivergent employees possess a unique set of skills and talents which allow businesses to thrive in creativity, innovative thinking and diversity of thought.
It is estimated that around 15% of the population in the UK are neurodiverse and research undertaken by Hewlett Packard Enterprise suggests that teams with neurodivergent professionals in some roles can be 30% more productive than those without them. The British spy agency GCHQ and weapons manufacturer
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