Welcoming Women Back: Overcoming return-to-work challenges

This International Women’s Day, responsible business network Business in the Community (BITC) and Londonderry Chamber will bring together HR managers, line managers, and women who have recently returned to or are planning on returning to work, to explore and discuss the challenges many women face when returning to the workplace.

This may be due to returning from maternity leave, following carers’ leave, or after a period of illness.

Background

Long term absence can have an effect on confidence, energy levels, and even ambitions. During this event, we’ll be looking at the ways in which businesses can support women during this transition period and how they can increase their retention rates of this cohort of a talented workforce.

Agenda

• Refreshments & networking
• Welcome
• Key note speaker
• Panel discussion
• Closing remarks

Our speaker will be Aoife Warren (Partner leading Governance, Risk and Controls Advisory, EY).

Panel consists of Blaithnaid McCole (Talent & Culture Leader, Hunter Apparel), Lorraine Acheson (Managing Director, Women in Business NI, and Deputy CEO of WiB Group), Kathleen McDermott (Executive Director, Fintru), and Aoife Warren.

This event will take place 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at BEAM Social Enterprise Centre, Maydown Works, Derry/Londonderry. Free parking is available and refreshments will be provided.

Members and non-members of BITC and Londonderry Chamber are welcome to attend.

For more information, contact rimple.palanabrowne@bitcni.org.uk.