All Great People

GOAL 6

INCREASING DIVERSITY THROUGH OUR NEURODIVERSE COMMUNITY

Our Progress

„ Set up a Neuroworks employee

Mental Health First Aiders in our business „ Strengthened our links with external providers such as Kent Supported Employment and the Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity to ensure adequate provision for all colleagues who need support on mental health-related issues „ Introduced a suite of training courses provided by Kent Supported Employment „ Introduced a new Disability Awareness e-learning module on our online learning portal

We recognise that our neurodiverse employees play a key role in our workforce, and we have been welcoming and supporting neurodiverse individuals into our business for many years, with the support of Kent Supported Employment (now The Education People). Conversations about neurodiversity have always featured heavily in our Disability Confident forums, however we have taken the decision to separate the two demographics as we recognise that support for those with physical disabilities can be very different to those who are neurodiverse.

We also recognise that there is a distinct lack of knowledge around this subject, and ‘hidden disabilities’ are something that requires further education. Our two courses, ‘Autism in the Workplace’ and ‘Understanding Neurodiversity’, have been particularly popular, and we encourage all Line Managers to attend. Almost 70 employees and recruiting managers have attended our courses between January 2023 and December 2024.

forum and invited both neurodiverse and non-neurodiverse individuals to actively engage and discuss barriers to recruitment and progression, and learn how to disrupt and overcome these barriers. The forum’s format is rotated to ensure it is inclusive to all types of neurodivergence „ 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 employee „ Rolled out companywide tools to support those with dyslexia, such as Grammarly, where required „ 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 „ 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 „ Successfully renewed our Disability Confident Leadership accreditation

„ Trained key employees in policy, safeguarding, and mentor training

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

„ Implemented a new online pre

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 communication, including information about non-visible disabilities

„ Calculated our disability pay gap to identify any issues or concerns

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