Equality and Diversity
Equality
At Carillion we operate and make every effort to ensure that a working environment exists where all employees are treated with courtesy, dignity and respect irrespective of gender, race, colour or sexual orientation.
All efforts are geared to eliminating all bias and unlawful discrimination in relation to job applicants, employees, our business partners and members of the public. This objective is achieved by undertaking continuous training throughout the group to raise awareness and explain to our people what standards of behaviour Carillion expects
Diversity
We make every effort to provide a working environment where all employees are treated with courtesy, dignity and respect irrespective of gender, race, colour or sexual orientation.
We have development programmes in place for our people; every new Carillion employee has an element of their induction devoted to understanding what behaviour Carillion expects from its people and the need to be mindful of varying beliefs and cultures. Further development modules are available for Supervisors and Managers covered as part of the personal development review process which takes place for all our people twice a year. Individual business units run their own mentoring schemes and secondments in addition to supporting local initiatives such as sponsoring schools and providing assistance to community groups.
All managers actively involved in the recruitment process attend an accredited interviewer’s programme which covers the relevant legal principles.
During 2009 and 2010, Carillion rolled out an e-learning module on diversity and equality. Everyone who manages or supervises people in Carillion was expected to take the training and cascade what they had learnt to their teams.
Policy
A policy has been developed which goes hand in hand with the Carillon’s Values, click on the link below to see the policy:
Diversity within SkyBlue
In 2008, SkyBlue received acclaim for its excellent diversity strategy, being the first national company in its sector to achieve accreditation to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Diversity Assured Scheme. Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, chose to visit SkyBlue as an example of a company successfully addressing diversity issues. Dave Massingham, SkyBlue’s Skills and Diversity Manager, also won a number of awards in 2008 including the Special Achievement Award in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Recruiter of the Year Awards. Dave commented, “It just goes to prove that the SkyBlue team truly are leaders within our sector in the areas of diversity, equality and social engagement.”
