WeWork have partnered with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and refugee employment teams at Groundwork London to facilitate a session where we will:
_Hear from refugees about their experiences accessing the UK jobs market
_Learn about the business benefits of hiring refugees
_Understand the key barriers that refugees face when seeking employment
_Discuss best-practice and where business can access free support
Refugees are 3 times more likely to be facing unemployment in the UK than the general population. This is despite figures showing that up to 45% of refugees in the UK brought with them qualifications and professional work experience.
Given that UK businesses are struggling with skills shortages, companies can gain competitive advantage from more inclusive recruitment models and the benefits of a more diverse group of employees. Organisations which hire refugees also benefit from increased retention rates and strengthening their brand’s social awareness.
Alice is Social Impact project manager for EMEA at WeWork, where she oversees all corporate social responsibility for the region.
Alice is passionate about helping under served communities reach their full potential. At WeWork, Alice has organised several projects across the region, such as the mentorship programme for at-risk youth, employee volunteering, as well as launched WeWork's refugee initiative for Europe.
Alice holds a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship from business school ESCP Europe, and has studied in London, Paris and Kingston (Ontario, Canada).
Together with businesses, Bryn unlocks the business and social benefits of finding jobs and work experience opportunities for refugees and individuals facing multiple barriers to employment.Â
He leverages experience across the sustainability recruitment industry, HR-advisory organisations and international human rights to advise businesses on recruiting individuals who have been excluded from the wider job market.
Latefa Narriman Guemar provides support through individual and group sessions to help refugees into meaningful work. After moving to the UK from Algeria in 2003 she has specialised in researching and working actively with refugees. She holds a PhD focused on Gender and Forced Migration from the University of East London, has undertaken research on various elements of the UK’s asylum application process and led projects which have developed and co-ordinated support services for refugees.
Peter Grady works as the Senior Legal Officer at UNHCR in London. He trained and practiced as a lawyer in Australia before moving to Hong Kong to join UNHCR in 2006. He has since served UNHCR in a range of operations and capacities. Peter has undertaken refugee status determination for UNHCR in both Hong Kong and at its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
In 2009, he joined the Sri Lanka operation where he assisted with UNHCR’s emergency response to internal displacement in the country’s north.
From 2010 to 2012, he managed UNHCR’s resettlement operation for Somali refugees in eastern Ethiopia.
Before arriving in London in May 2013, he worked in the Protection and National Security Unit at UNHCR’s Headquarters. In London, Peter heads UNHCR’s Legal Protection Unit.
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