Closing the ethnicity pay gap
We always want to do the best we can for our people
As an independent, employee-owned company, putting our people first is at the heart of everything we do at RLB.
Our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is based on KPIs and a comprehensive diversity road map to drive improvements that will make a positive difference to our colleagues and ensure they have all the support they need to succeed.
What we are doing to close the ethnicity pay gap
- Providing work experience to students from minority ethnic groups and lower socio-economic backgrounds.
- Rolling out training to all employees on allyship, menopause and neurodiversity awareness, microaggression and harassment prevention.
- Embedding gender-neutral job descriptions and providing training for all our hiring managers on accessible recruitment best practice.
- Equipping line managers with leadership development, people management and allyship skills.
- Ensuring all employees have a career conversation with their line managers every 13 weeks.
- Updating our induction to include a training session on diversity, equity and inclusion awareness, and providing ongoing compulsory training for all employees on creating a work environment free from sexual harassment.
- Developing a new strategy whereby our preference is to backfill vacancies through promotion.
- Relaunching the Women’s community within the UK and Europe.
- Introducing a development programme to build confidence for female employees (The Power of YOU).
- Launching NoPause – an assessment and coaching programme for female partners to support and mitigate the impact of the menopause.
- Continuing training on imposter syndrome.
- Establishing robust succession planning and career pathways for all roles to provide transparent career opportunities and support professional development.
- Collaborating with Building & Beyond, a student-staff initiative at the University of Reading, supporting the progression of women from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds within the construction industry.
- Maintaining our partnership with Regeneration Brainery, inspiring young people to start a career within the property and construction industry. Throughout the year we hosted students at various offices across RLB in the UK.
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