Stagecoach backs National Inclusion Week with diversity pledge
- Plan by Britain’s biggest bus and coach operator to transform workforce
- More inclusive workforce to help drive service to customers and communities
Stagecoach has backed National Inclusion Week with a diversity pledge to transform its workforce.
Britain’s biggest bus and coach operator wants to build an inclusive workforce that represents all the customers and communities it serves.
A new diversity and inclusive pledge was signed by Martin Griffiths, Chief Executive; Mark Threapleton, Chief Operating Officer and Clare Burles, People Director and supported by a diverse range of Stagecoach employees.
The pledge commits to celebrate people’s differences, work together to unlock individuals’ talent and build a culture that delivers safe and high quality services for customers and local communities.
Stagecoach, which employs around 24,000 people around the UK, has already taken some significant steps in building a more gender diverse workforce with more women in senior positions and more female representation in the Graduate Scheme.
The company is also targeting how it can improve the way it recruits employees from a range of diverse backgrounds and will be tracking data to measure performance.
Clare Burles, People Director for Stagecoach, said: “Our transport services are vital for connecting people with jobs, skills and training and helping towns and cities thrive. It’s fundamental that we have a diverse and inclusive workforce to make that happen.
“We celebrate and encourage diversity across our company, and we’ve taken some big steps forward already in improving gender balance. The pledge as part of National Inclusion Week is a commitment right from the top of our business to make this a priority.”
National Inclusion Week is an annual campaign run by Inclusive Employers to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion in the workplace and of the business benefits to having a diverse and representative workforce.
Richard McKenna, founder and director of Inclusive Employers says “National Inclusion Week is about open sourcing inclusion, inspiring businesses across the UK to make inclusion an everyday reality. We’re delighted to see Stagecoach taking part in the week again, they have been working behind the scenes across their businesses to build a more inclusive culture, so it’s great to see them raising awareness and celebrating the great work going on in their businesses”.
For more information about careers in Stagecoach, visit https://www.stagecoach.com/careers.aspx
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