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What is the myth of normality and what is HR’s role in it?

by | Feb 17, 2022

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What is the myth of normality and what is HR’s role in it?

How can HR professionals help to change the ‘myth of normality’? In this latest podcast we talk to Maria from our partners at The Clear Company to talk about a blog she wrote which relates to supporting LGBTQ+ professionals in the workplace. Read the blog from the Clear Company here – theclearcompany.co.uk/the-myth-of-normality/

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