Event Summary

This autumn, the Welsh Government will publish an expanded Neurodivergence Code of Practice, widening its scope to cover the full range of neurodivergent conditions. With approximately 15% of the Welsh workforce neurodivergent, this is a pivotal moment for employers to recognise the valuable skills, perspectives, and potential neurodivergent employees bring.  

Join Policy Insight Wales’ Neurodivergence in the Workplace Wales Conference for practical insights into building a truly neuroinclusive workplace, so every employee is supported and able to thrive. 

Discover what’s changing as the new Code of Practice widens beyond the current autism-specific framework, and what this means for workplace inclusion. We will explore the potential of the code’s statutory duties on local authorities, health and other public services. With its renewed emphasis on diagnostic pathways, learn how to best support employees seeking diagnosis or undergoing assessment. 

Against the backdrop of the Neurodivergence Improvement Programme’s wider rollout, extended to March 2027, hear from policymakers on the next steps to embed a needs-led support model across Wales.

As a new generation reshapes the workforce, understand how to support Gen Z employees who are neurodivergent, including reasonable adjustments regardless of a formal diagnosis and the role the new Code will play. Join a legal surgery on changes to employment law, from the impact of the Employment Rights Act to putting reasonable adjustments into practice. 

Hear from organisations across Wales leading the way in harnessing and retaining neurodivergent talent with practical approaches and best practice examples on developing a robust neurodivergence policy and neuroinclusive work culture, with support frameworks that benefit the wider workforce.  

Neurodivergent people continue to face one of the widest employment gaps of any group in Wales, don’t miss this opportunity to learn from trailblazing organisations and people leaders on how to embed inclusive onboarding and employment practices that unlock the potential of neurodivergent staff. 

Key Points

  • The Neurodivergence Code of Practice: what’s changing, new statutory duties, and the path to neuroinclusion 
  • Reasonable adjustments and compliance: meeting your duties under the Equality Act and the Employment Rights Act 
  • Making cost-effective, immediate adjustments for neurodivergent employees 
  • Tackling barriers to disclosure and diagnosis, and encouraging workers to come forward 
  • Recruiting and retaining neurodivergent talent, and removing barriers to entry 
  • Understanding the unique strengths neurodivergent employees bring, and building manager confidence to support them 

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