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Case StudiesCadent uses ethnicity pay gap data to improve workforce diversity
Cadent believes it is good practice to carry out ethnicity pay reporting in order to be fully transparent, understand potential pay discrepancies and identify any potential root causes, as this then drives meaningful actions to address them. The gas distribution network employs more than 6,000 UK employees and first published ...
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Case StudiesMcCann Central makes diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) a strategic priority
McCann Central is a creative agency employing more than 500 people across offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London and Milton Keynes. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a strategic priority for the organisation. Ruepal Aujla, group DE&I lead and Bimingham’s head of media, says: “We have a ...
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Case StudiesFujitsu focuses on achieving pay parity through diversity and equity measures
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, IT service provider Fujitsu prioritised efforts to make gender pay improvements as part of its equality and equity approach.The organisation, which employs more than 7,000 UK employees, has published its gender pay gap report since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap report ...
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Case StudiesJuggle Jobs offers choice around benefits to help drive diversity, equity and inclusivity
Flexible professional hiring platform Juggle Jobs has made diversity, equity and inclusivity a central part of its business, and uses employee benefits to help make this a reality.Romanie Thomas, founder and CEO, says: “The purpose of the company is to create a psychologically safe environment where a good range of ...
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Case StudiesLeeds Building Society uses key awareness week to support diversity ambitions
In 2018, Leeds Building Society, which has 1,400 employees, received the Leaders in Diversity accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity, recognising its demonstration of a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion from senior leadership.This commitment encompasses an organisational ambition to build an inclusive culture that enables employees with a ...
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Case StudiesVolkswagen Financial Services UK provides gender-specific wellbeing support
Volkswagen Financial Services UK, which has just under 1,200 employees, has embedded gender-specific support and communication into its wellbeing benefits provision, with targeted benefits and campaigns for men and women.In terms of specific benefits, the organisation offers employer-funded breast and prostate cancer screening every other year, for staff over the ...
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Case StudiesPinsent Masons adopts a multi-faceted approach to creating inclusive talent pipeline
For international law firm Pinsent Masons, which employs nearly 3,000 people globally, diversity and inclusion is an agenda item that must be tackled from multiple directions, with honesty and an appreciation of the journey yet to go.For example, the firm concedes that, much like the legal industry as a whole, ...
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Case StudiesVoxbone uses transparent reporting to further inclusion and engagement
When it comes to diversity, communication-as-a-service organisation Voxbone is already well on its way, with 187 employees in seven locations across the world, including in Asia, Europe and the US, spanning 39 nationalities.The challenge, then, is keeping this diverse and dispersed workforce feeling connected, included and engaged.Jemma Hardy, vice president ...
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Case StudiesNorton Rose Fulbright reports ethnicity pay gap data to align with diversity goals
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, which employs 2,500 staff in the UK, voluntarily reported its ethnicity pay gap data within its mandatory gender pay gap analysis, published in April 2019. This was to align with the organisation’s overall focus on diversity and inclusion and, in particular, its aim to attract ...
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Case StudiesMediaCom treats diversity, inclusion and wellbeing as business essentials
In an industry that is traditionally predominantly white and middle class, media agency network MediaCom UK is striving to build a workforce that reflects the makeup of British society.Currently, its 1,400 employees, based across London, the north of England, Edinburgh and Dublin, are 54% female and 19% black, Asian and ...
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Case StudiesCA Technologies broadens wellbeing programme to support global diversity
Global software technology organisation CA Technologies has re-launched its wellbeing programme in order to promote a broader and more inclusive definition of wellbeing among its 10,500 international employees.The initiative was originally implemented 10 years ago, and was re-launched in May 2017 to feature a new ‘Five ways of wellbeing’ structure. ...
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Case StudiesImperial College London's Active Bystander Training promotes diversity and inclusion
A training programme is helping Imperial College London employees address issues around bullying, harassment and discrimination, as well as promoting diversity and inclusion.The university scooped the Organisational Development and Culture Change Award at the 2018 Universities Human Resources (UHR) Awards for Excellence in HR in May, recognising the impressive work ...
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Case StudiesEY uses diversity and inclusion strategy to address gender pay disparity
Professional services organisation EY is tackling its gender pay gap disparity using a range of policies and programmes within its diversity and inclusion strategy, aimed at improving gender balance across the business.The firm, which has 15,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, reported a 19.7% mean gender pay gap for ...