This Inclusive Hallam session explored the challenges and benefits of part-time working, bringing together external expertise and best practice with the experiences of part-time colleagues at Sheffield Hallam.

Jane van Zyl, CEO of Working Families discussed the benefits and challenges of part-time working for staff with caring responsibilities, along with Charlotte Hunter and Claire Frost, Employment & Partnership Advisers from Scope who explored how part-time working can work for staff with disabilities. This was followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, co-chaired by Joe Rennie and Chris Wigginton.

Working Families is the UK’s work-life balance charity with a mission to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. Scope is a community of disabled and non-disabled people with a shared vision of equality, working together to change attitudes and end injustice.