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Employers‘ ineffective’ at training managers to support neurodiversity at work
More than one in three workers say their employer is ineffective at training managers to support neurodiversity in the workplace, according to a new study.
Research by the conciliation service, Acas, found that only a third of workers believed that their organisation gave effective training to managers to make reasonable adjustments at work.
The survey of 1,000 employees pointed to a potential lack of understanding of neurodiversity at work, said Acas.
Ann Robson, Senior Employment Lawyer at Bellevue Law, said:“ Employers remain nervous about embracing neurodiversity in the workplace, tending to see it as an obstacle to be navigated around rather than a benefit, which it definitely can be.
“ It is, though, rapidly becoming the new normal and employers should understand that effective training will help staff to understand what neurodiversity is, what support is available and what adjustments can be made, and that transparency helps to make the workforce far more effective.”
Neurodiversity Celebration Week ran from March 16 to 20. It is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by providing schools, universities, organisations and others around the world with the opportunity to recognise the many skills and talents of neurodivergent individuals, while creating more inclusive and equitable cultures that celebrate differences and empower every individual.
Trump calls on leading tech companies to sign pledge to provide energy needed for AI infrastructure
President Trump is calling on the leading United States hyperscalers and AI companies to build, bring or buy all of the energy needed for building and operating data centres, paying the full cost of their energy and infrastructure, no matter what. As part of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies agree to protect American consumers from price hikes due to data centre energy and infrastructure requirements and lower electricity costs for consumers in the long-term.
The pledge has five points to commit to: building, bringing or buying new power supply; paying for new power delivery infrastructure upgrades; paying whether they use the power or not; investing in local job creation and workforce development; and contributing to electric and community resilience.
The Ratepayer Protection Pledge has been signed by several of America’ s largest tech companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI.
With the increase in AI usage, comes a need for large-scale data centre infrastructure. With that growth comes higher electricity demands. But this should not be passed onto American households and businesses, says the White House.
In an International Energy Agency report, Energy Demand from AI, it said:“ From 2024 to 2030, data centre electricity consumption grows by around 15 % per year, more than four times faster than the growth of total electricity consumption from all other sectors.”
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