All Great People

GOAL 4

INCREASING DIVERSITY THROUGH OUR DISABLED COMMUNITY

Our Progress

„ Set up a Disability Confident employee forum and invited people with disabilities and without, to actively engage and encourage discussion. This helps us better understand barriers to recruitment and progression and learn about how to disrupt and overcome said barriers „ Introduced our 10-year Mental Wellbeing strategy, Healthier Together, which seeks to implement an environment that understands, supports and takes action for the needs of every single member of the FM Conway family „ Audited several of our depots and asphalt plants to review accessibility concerns and ensure they are comfortable for those with disabilities „ Reviewed and audited our recruitment process to ensure it is accessible and inclusive to all, and ensured all interviewed candidates are given the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments „ Strengthened our links with external providers, such as Kent Supported Employment and the Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity, to ensure that there is adequate provision for all colleagues who need support on mental health-related issues „ Successfully renewed our Disability Confident Leadership accreditation

„ Maintained our network of Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation and provided access to training, to assist managers in improving their capability to address colleague mental health and wellbeing issues and make necessary adjustments. We currently have over 100 Mental Health First Aiders in our business „ Introduced a suite of training courses provided by Kent Supported Employment „ Introduced a new Disability Awareness e-learning module on our online learning portal employment medical questionnaire to allow employees to confidentially request reasonable adjustments „ Built Line Manager confidence in dealing with disability issues through training and myth-busting communications, including information about non-visible disabilities „ Calculated our disability pay gap to identify any issues or concerns „ Trained key employees in policy, safeguarding, and mentor training „ Implemented a new online pre

Having proudly achieved Disability Confident Leader status in March 2020 and retained the accreditation in April 2023, we are keen to leverage our position to increase the representation and engagement of people with disabilities across all grades, and to lead the way for disability awareness in the construction Industry. We will better attract and retain people with disabilities and create an environment where people feel comfortable disclosing their disabilities and can operate from premises that are appropriately adjusted.

To ensure we have further access to expertise and guidance, we have continued our successful partnership with Kent Supported Employment (now The Education People), who not only keep us up to date with current guidance and initiatives but also deliver regular training courses for our people. Our suite of courses includes:

„ Autism in the Workplace „ Inclusive Recruitment „ Disability Confident „ Understanding Neurodiversity

To strengthen the talent pipeline of people with disabilities at all levels, including representation at senior levels. To also improve the support we give our disabled colleagues by truly understanding what adjustments are needed to make everyday life as easy as possible. Our Objective

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