UBS go for gold with Employers' Forum on Disability
7th December 2006
Global financial services firm UBS have become the latest organisation to join Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD) as gold members.
UBS join 44 elite organisations demonstrating their commitment to getting it right on disability, by becoming core funders of the employers' organisation.
EFD now has over 400 members, from the private and public sector.
"UBS is delighted to have become a gold member of the EFD", commented Richard Thwaite, UBS Diversity Advisor for Disability in the UK.
"We look forward to working closely with the forum to achieve our disability strategy and further create an inclusive environment, where we can attract and retain employees and clients with disabilities."
Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of EFD said: "We are pleased to welcome UBS
as gold members of Employers' Forum on Disability.
"UBS have shown, by joining EFD's gold group that they take disability equality seriously at the highest level.
"Our gold members are vital in retaining our reputation as an organisation that inspires and challenges, and we
are looking forward to having a sustained and productive relationship with UBS for many years to come."
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About UBS
UBS is the world's largest wealth manager, a top tier investment banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global asset managers. With its headquarters in Zurich and Basel, UBS is present in all major financial centres worldwide.
UBS's financial businesses employ over 75,000 people worldwide.
Media enquiries, please contact:
Liz Nightingale, Communications Manager
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: liz.nightingale@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 400 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.