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SUMMARY:The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality: Celebration Event
DESCRIPTION:This session will bring together the top 50 listed organisations for The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is for those organisations who were successful in making the The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 listing. \n\n\nAbout the event\nJoin us to celebrate the release of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025\, managed and assessed by Business in the Community (BITC). \nThe UK’s most established and in-depth assessment of employer efforts to create workplaces where everyone regardless of gender can thrive\, this event brings together successful list-makers to share best practice\, network and of course – celebrate! \nThe afternoon will start with a panel session where delegates will hear from industry leaders on areas of best practice and innovation\, and how this thinking is shaping a future focus on gender equity in the UK. \nAfter a quick toast to celebrate\, there is ample time to network with other list makers as well as members of the BITC Assessment Team who will be able to share further insight into best practice seen in this year’s submissions. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Jenny.McLaren@bitc.org.uk\, Events Manager at 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
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/the-times-top-50-employers-for-gender-equality-celebration-event/
LOCATION:London
CATEGORIES:The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality
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SUMMARY:Employee Health and Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:Join us at this event where we will explore how to improve employee wellbeing and discuss our FREE Self Assessment Tool.\n\n\nThis is an in person event. \nUnsure how your organisation measures up on its wellbeing initiatives? Come along to this event where we will discuss how to use our free Workwell Self-Assessment Tool to evaluate your organisation’s wellbeing journey and see where it could make progress. \nOverview\nThe Workwell Self-Assessment Tool is a free online survey created by Business in the Community (BITC) that has already reached almost 1.4 million employees through participating organisations . This intuitive platform enables teams to establish a clear baseline of their workforce wellbeing strategies\, to benchmark performance against other businesses\, and to identify the most impactful areas for improvement without the need for lengthy audits or costly external consultants. \nBy engaging with the tool you will be part of a growing community of organisations that have progressed into the embedding phase of the Workwell Model . Users consistently report strong outcomes from their specialist support services and have also highlighted inclusive culture as a key area for development . Whether you lead a small or medium sized enterprise beginning a wellbeing journey or manage a large organisation seeking to refine existing practices\, the Workwell Self-Assessment Tool will equip you with the data and insights needed to make workforce wellbeing a strategic driver of organisational success. \nWherever you are on your journey\, now is the time to be focussing on employee wellbeing because long-term sick costs the economy £1.5billion a year and Wales has the highest level of sickness across the UK. \nOver the next 20 years\, over 65s will grow 7x faster than under 65s and an ageing workforce could increase sick-related absences by an extra 27.5%. \nAbout the event \nJoin us and speakers from organisations including Mott Macdonald\, SLR Consulting and Thales who will be sharing their own experiences of the tool and how wellbeing initiatives in their organisations has helped improve employee wellbeing. \nThis event forms part of a series of events focused on employee wellbeing and is a partnership with BITC\, the Bevan Commission\, CBI Wales\, Healthy Working Wales and Industry Wales. \nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Sarah.Hunter@bitc.org.uk\, Senior Support Assistant\, 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
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/employee-health-and-wellbeing/
LOCATION:Cardiff
CATEGORIES:Health and Wellbeing
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SUMMARY:Opening Doors to Diverse Talent in Sheffield
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nThis is an in-person event. \nAudience\nThis event is invite only. If you would like to attend\, please contact charlotte.hedges@scci.org.uk.  \n\n\nAbout the Event\nThe Sheffield Pride of Place board invites you to join us on 26th June 2025 to bring the successful Business in the Community (BITC) Opening Doors campaign to Sheffield – helping employers to create inclusive and diverse workplaces. \nOur simple framework of evidence-based actions enables every employer\, regardless of size or sector\, to take part in the campaign and foster a culture of inclusive recruitment across the city. This initiative directly supports the Pathways to Work programme\, helping economically inactive people into employment. \nWhat to expect at the event \nYou will hear from: \n\nThe Pride of Place Board about our vision and why we are launching this campaign.\nKate Josephs\, CEO of Sheffield City Council will share her ambition for an inclusive and diverse Sheffield.\nOla Kolade\, Employment and Skills Director at BITC\, about the opening doors framework and the moral\, economic\, and business case for workplace inclusion.\nOur Sheffield employer panel including\, HLM Architects\, Amey\, Irwin Mitchell\, and Aviva about their actions in support of the 5 keys to inclusive recruitment.\nBeneficiaries\, sharing their stories about the life changing impact securing work has had on them.\n\nNetworking & Learning Opportunities \nAt the start of the event you will have the opportunity to connect with likeminded businesses and meet 23 organisations supporting underrepresented groups\, to understand the barriers to employment these groups face and how employers can attract\, welcome\, and nurture this talent. \nOngoing Support & Resources \nPost-event\, you’ll gain access to: \n\nexpert guidance on implementing inclusive hiring practices\nonline forums for Opening Doors signatories\npeer learning opportunities throughout the year.\n\nPlease join us on this journey. By unlocking inclusive recruitment\, we will boost Sheffield’s productivity and economic growth\, kick-starting long-term positive change. \n\n\nBackground\nWhat is the Sheffield Pride of Place \nThe Sheffield Pride of Place board is a business-led coalition\, established by BITC\, that brings together the private\, public\, and voluntary sectors to help Sheffield to: \n\nseize economic opportunities\naddress societal issues\ndeliver long-term transformative change in our communities.\n\nOur mission is to drive a fairer and greener Sheffield\, driven by fairer and greener businesses. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Charlotte.Hedges@scci.org.uk 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
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/opening-doors-to-diverse-talent-in-sheffield/
LOCATION:Sheffield
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Wellbeing champions & mental health first aiders
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss how wellbeing champions and mental health first aiders can support your workforce wellbeing strategy\n\n\nThis is an online event. \nAudience\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) members who have advisory in their membership package. Our Peer Learning Forums (PLF) are now open to all members who have advisory in their membership package – hosted by our issue experts\, there are 20 forums a year\, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges\, solutions and ideas. Wellbeing and inclusion practitioners\, HR professionals and ERG leads will find this session particularly useful. \n\n\nAbout the event\nWhile many organisations now employ wellbeing practitioners\, it is a tall order to effect positive change on wellbeing in your business as an “army of one”.  We will explore the invaluable role that a vibrant community of wellbeing champions and well supported mental health first aiders can bring your strategic approach to life across the most complex and widespread of organisations.    \nBITC’s Workwell Model and Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) place importance on “better health and wellbeing” in responsible businesses – considering wellbeing holistically as something that we all deserve.  \n\n\nAbout Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums\nBITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues\, solutions\, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC. \n\nGuest speaker \n\nSanchia Brown\, Associate CIPD\, Culture\, Values & Wellbeing Specialist\, Greater London Authority (GLA)\n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica.hart@bitc.org.uk \, Event Coordinator\, 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
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/peer-learning-forum-wellbeing-champions-mental-health-first-aiders/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Health and Wellbeing,Peer Learning Forums
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SUMMARY:Solutions for the Future (West Midlands) - A Place-Based Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on Place making and the role of businesses in growing the local economy (buy\, live\, hire).\n\n\nThis is an in person event. \n \nAudience\nThis event is open to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). We are keen to have social enterprises and SMEs at the event. \n\n\nThis event is open to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). We are keen to welcome social enterprises and SMEs at the event. \nJoin us for a cross-sector\, thought-provoking networking event focused on the power of local: living local\, working local\, hiring local and – most importantly – buying local. \nThis is a unique opportunity to discuss what a Place-based approach means for the West Midlands. We are inviting businesses of all sizes to join the debate on what a truly local economy requires to enable smaller enterprises\, social enterprises and large businesses to collaborate more effectively and enable better community cohesion. \nWith insights from industry experts and policymakers\, the event aspires to create future business connections\, explore sustainable approaches\, and find practical solutions to enable better collaboration across all business sectors. \nThe event will finish with a talking tour of the Ryton Campus\, where Coventry University is conducting research into sustainable food systems through public food procurement. \n\n\nRefreshments\nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nContact Andreea.Tudor@bitc.org.uk\, Regional Lead at 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
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/solutions-for-the-future-west-midlands-a-place-based-discussion/
LOCATION:Ryton Campus\, Coventry\, CV8 3LG\, United Kingdom
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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 befriending initiative to support carer’s wellbeing.\n\n\nAudience \nThis virtual event is open to employers\, wellbeing leads and employee carer networks. \nBackground \nBusiness in the Community (BITC) and leading healthcare provider Simplyhealth\, have come together to co-create the Let’s Care Together programme. \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. \nOur volunteer befrienders will work on a one-to-one basis with each carer on one or all of the following\, depending on their preference: ​ \n\nIncreasing connection to their local community\, improving overall social wellbeing and reducing any feelings of isolation. ​\nSupporting financial independence and knowledge of financial tools/support available.​\nAccess to practical support and tools for their physical wellbeing. ​\nBeing a regular listening ear and friendly face to offer support and guidance.​\n\nAbout this event\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 befriender. \nJoin this session to learn more about how your beneficiaries\, or colleagues with caring responsibilities could benefit from the programme. \nSpeakers \nUsha Manojkanth – BITC Programme Manager \nSimon Walters – BITC Programme Manager \nMichelle Brannen – BITC Programme Manager \n \nBooking\, contact details and further information\n\nEmail care@bitc.org.uk\, for any further questions\nPlease hold the date in your diary\nThe session will take place on Teams\nJoining instructions will be sent before the event\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. \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-6/
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