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SUMMARY:Race Champions Forum
DESCRIPTION:Sharing a confidential preview of diverse and inclusive supply chain survey results and discussion on new ‘Voices from Race at Work’ report.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is open to Race Champions. \n\n\nThis Champions Forum will update attendees on the progress of the supplier diversity and inclusive supply chain project. As well as other projects\, including our collaboration with Youth Futures Foundation to look into providing more significant support to young people\, in order to help them access work and progress within the workplace. \n\n\nAbout this event\nThis is an exciting phase of Business in the Community’s (BITC) race campaign’s work\, and we are keen to share information on opportunities and collaborations that will form part of the race campaign’s strategic forward plan for 2024/2025. \nWith BITC Director for Race\, Sandra Kerr CBE\, this event will: \n\nShare and discuss good practices on implementing calls to action from the ‘Voices from Race at Work’ thematic review report\, due to be published soon.\nShare a confidential early preview of diverse and inclusive supply chain YouGov survey results\, and insights into the next steps and phase two.\nProvide feedback on strategic leadership and direction from the BITC Race Leadership Team.\nPreview new\, in-development projects.\n\nSpeakers\nProfessor Nelarine Cornelius\, Queen Mary University \n\n\nBackground\n\nBITC is working to ensure all employees feel they belong\, have a voice\, are valued and can be their true selves.\nFor more than 25 years\, BITC has been campaigning and helping organisations to ensure Black\, Asian\, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse employees are represented at all levels.\nWe will be discussing the actions required to dismantle policies and practices that enable systemic racism and discrimination to manifest themselves in the workplace. We will also explore how to replace this with policies and practices free from bias.\n\nFind out more about BITC’s work on race equality. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica Hart\, Events Coordinator\, Business in the Community.\nJoining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\n\n\nAbout Business in the Community\nBusiness in the Community is the largest and longest-established movement dedicated to responsible business in the UK\, formed in 1982 and with HM The King as our Royal Founding Patron. Together with our network of businesses we are leading the UK to create a fair and sustainable world in which to live and work.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/race-champions-forum-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Race Equality
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SUMMARY:Let's Care Together - Programme Introduction (for Employers)
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is for employers and wellbeing leads to introduce our new virtual mentoring initiative to support carer’s wellbeing. \n\n\n\nAudience \n\n\n\nThis is a virtual event is open to employers\, wellbeing leads and employee carer networks. \n\n\n\nBackground \n\n\n\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) and leading healthcare provider Simplyhealth\, have come together to co-create the Let’s Care Together programme. \n\n\n\nResearch shows that unpaid carers have worse wellbeing outcomes than non-carers\, and are likely to be time-poor due to their caring responsibilities*. The programme aims to support carers by streamlining access to resources and providing practical support across the four pillars of wellbeing: Physical\, Mental\, Social and Financial. This support will include helping people with caring responsibilities to connect with friends and family\, community groups and wider support\, find wellbeing information and gain financial confidence. \n\n\n\nOur volunteer mentors will work on a one-to-one basis with each carer on one or all of the following\, depending on their preference: ​ \n\n\n\n\nIncreasing connection to their local community\, improving overall social wellbeing and reducing any feelings of isolation. ​\n\n\n\nSupporting financial independence and knowledge of financial tools/support available.​\n\n\n\nAccess to practical support and tools for their physical wellbeing. ​\n\n\n\nBeing a regular listening ear and friendly face to offer support and guidance.​\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nIn this webinar you will learn how our Let’s Care Together programme can support unpaid carers (over 18) with their wellbeing\, through pairing them with an online mentor. \n\n\n\nJoin this session to learn more about how your beneficiaries\, or colleagues with caring responsibilities could benefit from the programme. \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\nUsha Manojkanth – BITC Programme Manager \n\n\n\nSimon Walters – BITC Programme Manager \n\n\n\nMichelle Brannen – BITC Programme Manager \n\n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\n\n\n\nEmail care@bitc.org.uk\, for any further questions.\n\n\n\nJoining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Business in the Community \n\n\n\nBusiness in the Community is the largest and longest-established movement dedicated to responsible business in the UK\, formed in 1982 and with HM The King as our Royal Founding Patron. Together with our network of businesses we are leading the UK to create a fair and sustainable world in which to live and work. \n\n\n\n*Carers UK 2022 – Unpaid carers continue to suffer poorer health- with some groups adversely affected.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/lets-care-together-programme-introduction-for-employers-2/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Health and Wellbeing
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SUMMARY:Opening Doors: What Works
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn the employer actions that are making the most impact to improve social mobility through an intersectional lens. \n\n\nThis is an online event. \nAudience\nThis event is open to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). The event has been designed to benefit HR Directors\, Talent Managers\, EDI Directors and those who work in recruitment. \n\n\nBackground\nOn 9 May\, BITC will be launching the findings of our innovative research project\, Opening Doors: What Works. Working in collaboration with Aldermore\, Heathrow and Lloyd’s Register\, the research is seeking to identify the most effective ways that employers can support jobseekers from low socioeconomic backgrounds into work\, specifically those facing compounding factors such as race\, age and gender. \n\nOver 50% of LSEB (low socioeconomic background) jobseekers are being excluded from good work due to discriminatory employer practices*.\nOver 50% of LSEB jobseekers feel overlooked in the job market compared to their peers*.\n42% of employers report having hard-to-fill vacancies**.\n78% of leaders understand how an inclusive workplace and diverse workforce can benefit the organisation*** .\n\n\n\nAbout the event\nAnalysing new qualitative and quantitative data from employers and jobseekers\, we will gain unique insight into the employer actions that are making the most impact to improve social mobility through an intersectional lens. \n\n\nSpeakers\n\nSteven Cooper CBE\, CEO of Aldermore Bank and Chair of the BITC Employment & Skills Leadership Team\, who will chair the event. \nParminder Kohli\, Social Mobility Commissioner who will share a keynote speech. \nOla Kolade\, Employment and Skills Director\, BITC who will provide an overview of the research and key findings.\n\nJess Sewter\, Chief Partnerships Officer at Generation who will lead a fireside chat. \n\n\n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Florence Hughes\, Events Manager\, BITC for any further questions.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community \n\nReferences\n* (Forage\, 2021) FE News | Over 50% of UK job seekers from low socioeconomic backgrounds miss out on employment opportunities \n** (CIPD\, 2023) Labour Market Outlook: Spring 2023\, \n*** (CIPD\, 2022) Inclusion at Work Executive Summary. 
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/opening-doors-what-works/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Employment
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