Closing the Pay Gap
Our culture is built around enabling our people to do better and be better
We use KPIs and a comprehensive diversity road map to drive improvements that will make a positive difference to all our colleagues, clients and communities.
What we did in 2022/23
- Provided work experience to students from minority ethnic groups and lower socio-economic backgrounds.
- Launched a flexible bank holiday scheme enabling employees to swap their Easter bank holiday entitlements for alternative days that reflect their personal beliefs or lifestyles.
- Introduced a reward framework for our Future Professionals programme, enabling reward to reflect the growth and development of our apprentices and graduates.
- Delivered Program Management 101 training on soft skills and mandatory workshops for all line managers on menopause and neurodiversity.
- Conducted bi-annual employee engagement surveys, giving all our employees a ‘voice’ and an opportunity to have their say.
- Showcased female role models and took part in events and initiatives to advance gender equality in the construction sector.
What we are doing in 2023/24
- Embedding gender-neutral job descriptions and delivering training for all our hiring managers on accessible recruitment best practice.
- Introducing an improved recruitment experience that is easily accessible for all candidates, ensuring we remain a Disability Confident employer.
- Developing a dashboard to provide easy access to data on people metrics at senior leadership levels to measure our success, provide greater transparency and drive accountability.
- Improving our training provision with planned new training modules on microaggression and harassment for all employees.
- Creating a new employee community, RLB Able, to raise awareness and support employees with hidden and physical disabilities.
- Launching our Candidate Charter, a set of principles we will follow to ensure we are fair, legal and ethical in our resource planning and recruitment procedures, with specific regard to actively promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
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