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Kate Headley appointed as Disability and Access Ambassador for the Recruitment sector. The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Chloe Smith MP, has today announced the appointment of new Disability and Access Ambassadors to help ensure businesses are doing all they can to support their disabled customers and employees. These are voluntary positions held […]

If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It – Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting  National figures from the Office of National Statistics for 2019 reported an ethnicity pay gap of 2.3% across England and Wales. This figure however differs considerably across regions, for instance, there is a 23.8% Ethnicity Pay Gap in London (the largest), […]

The Myth of Normality  What is the most common question directed at pregnant people? You might be wondering what this question has to do with organisational D&I efforts, but I promise we’ll get there. So, let’s return to the question we posed in the beginning: people who have been pregnant before or are currently pregnant […]

Chaucer Group Awarded Clear Assured Bronze Standard Leading specialty (re)insurance group Chaucer Group has recently achieved Bronze Standard in Clear Assured, a globally recognised inclusion standard, for its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.   Clear Assured Bronze Standard is awarded to businesses that have shown that diversity and inclusion are reflected across […]

Atkins and Faithful+Gould Awarded Clear Assured Gold Standard. Atkins and Faithful+Gould – both part of the SNC-Lavalin Group – have continued their outstanding Clear Assured progress by achieving Gold Standard accreditation for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I).  The Gold Standard is awarded to organisations that can provide evidence of fully integrating Equality Diversity and Inclusion […]

Carter Jonas awarded Clear Assured Bronze Standard. National property consultancy Carter Jonas has recently achieved Bronze Standard in Clear Assured, a globally recognised inclusion standard, for its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Clear Assured Bronze Standard is awarded to businesses that have shown that diversity and inclusion are reflected across all policies […]

Employee Network Groups, Opportunities and Challenges In the latest Diversity Forum from the Clear Company, D&I professionals discussed the importance of celebrating Black History all year round and shared their experiences of how network groups can achieve this through their ability to share diverse voices, maintain conversations and support the delivery of the D&I strategy. […]

Moving into work.  The research project exploring how young disabled people are transitioning from education to work ‘Moving into Work’ is an exciting new research project that is exploring the ways in which young disabled people (aged 18-25) are transitioning into work from education. This research aims to find out how young people living with […]

QA awarded Clear Assured Bronze Standard Leading tech training and skills provider, QA have recently achieved Bronze Standard in Clear Assured, a globally recognised inclusion standard, for its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Clear Assured Bronze Standard is awarded to businesses that have shown that diversity and inclusion are reflected across all […]

PSD Group achieve Clear Assured Bronze Accreditation. Executive Recruitment and Leadership Search consultancy, PSD Group has been awarded Bronze Standard in Clear Assured, a globally recognised inclusion standard, for its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Businesses that reach Bronze Standard are able to demonstrate that diversity and inclusion are reflected across all […]

Investing in Emerging Talent In the latest Diversity Forum, the Clear Company and a panel of D&I experts shared their experiences and insights of their journeys to make their Emerging Talent programmes an inclusive experience for all. Whilst attraction and assessment were the focus of the discussions several points were raised about the importance of […]

Hoggett Bowers awarded Clear Assured Silver Standard  In a significant step in their Diversity and Inclusion journey, leadership and senior executive search firm Hoggett Bowers has achieved Clear Assured Silver Standard. Their commitment to inclusion and a culture of belonging ensures that the requirement for diversity is integral to each assignment, while treating every individual […]

Taking action against racism in the workplace.  We reflect on the changes since the death of George Floyd.  The murder of George Floyd sent a shock wave around the world like we have never seen before. This tragedy, which was undeniably a deeply traumatic event for all Black people, clearly revealed the racial tensions that […]

Supporting parents during and beyond Covid-19 As more organisations respond to the need to attract and retain parents as key talent, it’s important not just to have the right policies and processes in place but also to encourage a culture that supports all parents to manage the conflicting challenges of family and work life.  In […]

Working Globally: Developing a Glo-cal approach to your D&I strategy. Global organisations and multinationals have a huge opportunity in promoting equality and a culture of respect in the workplace and to impact the communities where they operate. Companies are also beginning to realise the importance of creating a robust and authentic Global D&I strategy, underpinned […]

A unique opportunity to change how time at work is managed As businesses co-ordinate a welcome return to the office navigating post lockdown changes and advice as well as prioritising wellbeing and effective ways of working there are a range of challenges ahead. In the latest Diversity Forum from The Clear Company, D&I professionals shared […]

Ethnicity Pay Gap, reporting and taking action With mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting in the UK imminent, what can businesses do to make a start and how should they use the results?  Different organisations are at different stages of their journey a fact highlighted in PWC’s Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting 2020 survey; 23% of businesses […]

DWF achieve Clear Assured Silver standard. In a significant advance on its D&I journey, global legal business DWF has reached Clear Assured Silver Standard.  The achievement reflects their commitment to continuously improve and create an inclusive experience for all employees embedded not only into day to day operations but owned at a strategic level with […]