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We invite you to stay up to date with all the latest DEI & culture news and insights over on our LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-clear-company/

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Our Inclusion Calendar is back for 2024!

It goes without saying that this is intended as a handy starting guide rather than an exhaustive list. We encourage you to consider and consult the communities and cultures that make up your organisation when deciding which causes and celebrations you'll be recognising.

Download the free calendar here: https://theclearcompany.co.uk/guides-toolkits/

As a small business, how can you:
✅Prove inclusion credentials to your supply chain and regulators
✅Meet your recruitment targets and sustainability agenda?
By collecting your DEI data! Read on to learn how and why in our latest LinkedIn article:

https://t.co/2ayqscmuwh

🔥 Hot Topics 🔥

Our Learning Team have seen a significant growth in enquiries about Neurodiversity recently. In tangent, our Inclusive Hiring and Inclusive Management programmes remain very popular as clients take a holistic approach to creating neuroinclusive environments throughout their entire employee lifecycle. Are these topics on your radar for 2024?

https://theclearcompany.co.uk/learning-and-accreditation/

Learning & Accreditation Learning & Accreditation A psychologically safe space for personal development and accreditation Improving the DEI capability of leaders, managers and all employees is an essential step in encouraging buy-in and ownership of DEI in your organisation. By creating safe spaces to ask questions and lear...

A strong DEI strategy considers every stage of the employee lifecycle and the impact of DEI on the recruitment stage in particular can be monumental, especially for small businesses. Read on to learn how My Inclusion Hub is supporting SMEs to ace their recruitment goals in 2024.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion benefits | SMEToday UK SMEs with a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programme in place see substantial increases in their recruitment success

Implementing a DEI strategy for the first time in 2024? Make sure to follow our top 3 tips for success:

1️⃣ Gather and analyse data, regularly and thoroughly. Examining data from your entire employee lifecycle – not just cherrypicked areas - can shed light on potential opportunities for growth and improvement.

2️⃣ Involve your wider team in the planning. Collecting everyone’s thoughts and feedback (anonymously, if you wish) before officially launching your strategy can again highlight focus areas you may have missed and add nuance to your DEI goals.

3️⃣ Just like any other business decision, monitoring and accountability are vital to understand if your strategy is progressing successfully. Set specific, measurable expectations – such as KPIs - for the return on your DEI investment.

🧠 Creating a neuroinclusive workplace for all kinds of minds 🧠

Requests for support on neurodiversity have skyrocketed for us recently, so we’re pleased to open registration for our first online Neurodiversity Awareness Workshop of the year on 22nd January. In the session you will:
✅ Learn how to recognise and remove bias and barriers faced by neurodivergent people in the workplace
✅ Explore practical steps to create an accessible, neuroinclusive environment at work
✅ Deepen your understanding of neurodiversity and the appropriate terminology to use

Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiversity-awareness-workshop-tickets-777150025647?aff=oddtdtcreator

Neurodiversity Awareness Workshop Improve your understanding of neurodiversity and how you can better support neurodivergent individuals at work.

What are you doing to close the gap this Ethnicity Pay Gap Day?

Ensuring equal pay for equal work is a fundamental concept, but achieving true equity requires addressing the deeper issues, particularly the pervasive racial biases in the workplace that contribute to pay gaps. The issue of pay gaps based on race and ethnicity is systematic and requires organisations to take comprehensive and systematic actions that span the entire employee lifecycle.

Read our actions for getting started on gathering and reporting your data, and explore the resources in the comments to learn more

If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Improve It - Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It – Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting 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 ...

Looking for a change of career this new year? We have two fantastic Senior Consultant positions available in our Learning and Clear Assured teams.
If you'd like to be part of our ambitious growth plans in 2024 and are committed to delivering change in diversity, equity and inclusion, we'd love to hear from you!

Find the full job descriptions and apply over on our LinkedIn:

www.linkedin.com

Our offices will close this afternoon and reopen on Tuesday 2nd January.
We wish you well for a peaceful festive season, however you are spending this next week. Thank you to all our clients who have made us part of your DEI journey this year!

A statement of intent is a key step in ensuring your DEI strategy is anchored within the overall business strategy. Check out our expert tips, whether you are writing a statement for the first time or refreshing it in line with your 2024 goals.

How to Write Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement of Intent How to write your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement of intent A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statement of intent is a key step in ensuring your DEI strategy is anchored within the overall business strategy. Organisations that have worked through the processes below are ready to wri...

The Clear Company has successfully passed the Cyber Essentials Assessment!
This latest accreditation demonstrates our ongoing commitment to IT security. Our entire team has proved their dedication to working to the highest standards of physical security on our IT systems. We’re proud of everyone involved in ensuring a secure digital environment to protect our client data at all times.

✨ Win a place on our Inclusive Hiring Programme ✨

If you attended the RIDI Awards last Thursday, either in person or online, then be sure to check the fantastic Swagable goodie bag in your post-event email to enter our giveaway!

Many of the award finalists were commended for their commitment to more inclusive recruitment policies and practices, and our programme is your answer to implementing actionable change for your organisation.

Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative Attendable

We're delighted to be sponsoring the award for Creating Disability Confident Recruiters, a category that aligns so strongly with our values and mission as an organisation.
Join us online to find out which of these fantastic finalists will be our winner next Thursday!

Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eKgWhSPm

RIDI Awards 2023 Finalists 📣

Creating Disability Confident Recruiters Award Sponsored by The Clear Company

Organisations that are committed to being Disability Confident consider all aspects of disability inclusion. Developing the disability inclusion skills and awareness of your hiring and line managers is an essential part of your Disability Confident journey. We’re looking for stand out training and development programmes or initiatives that have inclusive best practices for recruiters.

Our 2023 finalists

⭐ Department for Culture, Media and Sport

⭐ Randstad UK - Academy for Talent

⭐ Virgin Atlantic

Register for the RIDI Awards Ceremony Livestream to see the winner announced on 7th December https://bit.ly/RIDI2023

It's the end of our Disability Confident Recruitment series, so dive into the full video!

Take just 30 minutes today to discover:
🟣 Initiating a Disability Confident conversation with candidates
🟡 The art of using appropriate language
🟣 Crafting a more inclusive recruitment process
🟡 Building resources that prioritise inclusivity
🟣 The value of learning and listening
🟡 Top-notch tips for recruiting disabled candidates

Our founder and founder of RIDI Kate Headley, Pauline Miller, Chief Equity Officer at dentsu, and Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, are all passionate advocates for open and inclusive recruitment strategies. Together with their RIDI executive colleagues, they strive to create more and better employment opportunities for disabled candidates.

We're eager to hear your feedback on this video and any additional advice you have for Disability Confident recruitment. Our journey has just begun, and we're committed to removing stigma, building confidence, sharing knowledge, and ultimately, increasing employment opportunities for disabled people.

Watch the full video here: https://www.rec.uk.com/about-the-rec/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/disability-confident-your-guide-inclusive-recruitment-practice?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social+&utm_campaign=disabilityconfidence

To create a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace for our trans colleagues, it is important that we educate ourselves on the appropriate language to use.

In the first part of our trans terminology guide, we covered some common words you might expect to encounter on the topic. Read the second part in which we explore language that you should avoid using, as well as the reasons why and what to say instead.
https://theclearcompany.co.uk/a-guide-to-trans-terminology-part-2/

Last week was the long-awaited Disability Confident Question Time event at the House of Commons. What an event it was!

We’re grateful for the support of our host Chloe Smith and the passion and expertise of our panel Neil Carberry (REC), Mark Lomas (Lloyd's), Kate Headley (The Clear Company, RIDI), Jaqui Sampson (Amazon) and Maria Grazia Zedda (HS2) who led an impassioned afternoon of discussion on progressing disability inclusion in recruitment.

We were proud to be so involved in this event and be sponsors along with Amazon, Russell Reynolds Associates and Shaw Trust; our thanks to them for making the event possible and to everyone involved at RIDI for their tireless efforts.

Over 130 senior decision makers from some of the biggest names in the UK’s workforce attended to learn and be inspired. However, this event was just the beginning. Everyone in attendance left with the promise to take action, and we believe there are no excuses for not fulfilling this promise. The time and necessity for making change on disability confidence is now. So all that's left to say right now is watch this space...

We all know that language is constantly evolving and describing identity can be complex. In this first piece for Transgender Awareness Week , we’re covering some key terminology that you may come across on the topic so that you can have the confidence to use it correctly in the workplace.

https://theclearcompany.co.uk/guide-to-trans-terminology-1/

A Guide to Trans Terminology: Part 1 An Introduction to Trans Terminology We all know that language is always changing and describing identity can be complex. In this article, for Trans Awareness Week , we’re covering some key terminology that you may come across on the topic so that you can have the confidence to use it correctly in...

With 70% of disabled customers choosing not to return to an organisation after receiving poor customer service, the importance of considering your clients and customers in your DEI efforts could not be clearer.

This Purple Tuesday we share some top tips for a more inclusive and accessible customer experience.

How to support your disabled customers this Purple Tuesday | The Clear Company How to support your disabled customers this Purple Tuesday A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statement of intent is a key step in ensuring your DEI strategy is anchored within the overall business strategy. Organisations that have worked through the processes below are ready to write their DEI...

My Inclusion Hub offers an array of resources and guidance built upon the well-established DEI expertise of the Clear Company, providing SMEs with a partner on their DEI journey.

Take a look at this write up from SME Today and keep an eye out for more to come!

The Power of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | SMEToday My Inclusion Hub, a designed specifically for SMEs, which helps organisations successfully integrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

This Black History Month, what meaningful actions are you taking to support your Black colleagues and employees? Alexandre Maria shares some key thoughts in this article on last year's theme.

Time For a Change: Action Not Words | The Clear Company Time For a Change: Action Not Words Ahead of Black History month, I was recently asked to share some thoughts on what an organisation that has taken meaningful actions on anti-racism and equity for its Black employees could look like. Organisations have a key role to play in an inclusive society thr...

This World Menopause Day, ask yourself - is your organisation doing enough to understand, support and retain your menopausal employees?

Our Menopause Audit takes a deep dive into your policies and processes, delivering bespoke recommendations to help you engage with and accelerate the progress of this key talent group.

Menopause Audit | The Clear Company Our authentic menopause audit goes beyond a tick box exercise to embed impactful strategies proven to support menopausal employees in the workplace.

This World Mental Health Day, we're sharing some of our top tips on how you can support your employees who might be struggling with their mental health, and how you can create a culture of psychological safety all year round.

Supporting Employees With Mental Health | The Clear Company Supporting Employees With Mental Health Each year, World Mental Health Day serves as a reminder to include mental health and wellbeing in the discussions we have about health. At the Clear Company we know from experience that creating awareness and the opportunity to have open conversations is an im...

WE WON! We are absolutely delighted to be named Recruitment Industry Supplier of the Year at last night’s Recruiter Awards ceremony 🏆

It is a huge honour for Clear Assured, our DEI standard and accreditation solution, to be recognised for its outstanding potential to embed holistic and sustained DEI progress within an organisation. Huge congratulations to all the team and our Clear Assured team for their unwavering dedication in supporting every client’s DEI journey with this innovative product.

Here’s what the judges had to say about our entry:
“Via their client PageGroup, The Clear Company provided a fantastic submission that nailed the brief through their depth of services and value they add across the board. It showed a level of innovation and passion that has led to outstanding results and reputation. The Clear Company’s market knowledge and thorough approach has made it a stand-out winner in this category.”

Find out more here:

RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2023 - Recruiter Awards Recruiter Awards

🌟 Embrace inclusivity in recruitment! 🌟
Did you know 1 in 4 of the working population has some form of disability? With labour and skills shortages a pressing concern in our job market can you afford not to be 'Disability Confident' in recruitment?
🎥 Check out this practical video series featuring Kate Headley, founder of Industry Disability Initiative and the Clear Company, Pauline Miller, Chief Equity Officer at Denstu and Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
👉 Learn where to start
🤝 Discover how to build trust
✨ Take simple steps toward inclusive recruitment and retention
These videos are for EVERYONE in the world of recruitment - whether you're a recruiter, hiring manager, HR professional, or a dedicated colleague who wants to make a difference.
Together, we explore Disability Confidence in recruitment across six short videos, each covering a vital aspect of inclusivity. And if you're ready for a deep dive, you can also watch the full 30-minute conversation.
Let's make our workplaces more diverse and inclusive.
Watch the video series now: https://bit.ly/3PlGZa9

Is your organisation committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)? A DEI statement of intent is a key step in ensuring your DEI strategy is anchored within your overall business strategy. Check out the article from the Clear Company to learn how to write a DEI statement of intent that reflects your organization's values and priorities.

How to Write Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement of Intent | The Clear Company How to write your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement of intent A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statement of intent is a key step in ensuring your DEI strategy is anchored within the overall business strategy. Organisations that have worked through the processes below are ready to wri...