Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I)
We continue to learn, grow and evolve to become a workplace where everyone feels like they belong.
At Blue Arrow, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equal workplace for temporary and permanent workforce communities. Our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) service is designed to help your business create an environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to do their best work.
Our EDI Solutions
At Blue Arrow, we create bespoke solutions built specifically for your business and industry needs. Focused on attracting and retaining diverse workforces, we implement a tailored approach to provide your business with what it needs to make every person in your workforce feel included and recognised.
Benefits
Broader Candidate Pool
Better Decision Making
Investment in Innovation
Training and Development
We offer comprehensive, ongoing learning programmes from workforce training to management development aimed at developing and encouraging best practices within your workplace to support diversity and inclusion.
Building Employee Community
Foster a more inclusive workforce with employee-led groups that create safe spaces for open dialogue and celebrate diversity.
- Encourage Open Dialogue: We promote honesty and inclusion through discussions on EDI and regular candidate feedback for improvement.
- Celebrate Diversity: We celebrate everyone's unique achievements and contributions and share practical guidance on methods for amplifying voices, creating visibility, and enhancing representation.
Inclusive Recruitment Practices
Attract and hire diverse talent with EDI-supported recruitment strategies, leveraging the diverse expertise of our carefully selected partner network.
Retention
We help clients reduce sickness, absence, and staff turnover by:
- Identifying Attrition Causes: Analysing leaver patterns to uncover core reasons for attrition.
- Enhancing Wellbeing: Implementing proactive measures to improve staff wellbeing and mental health.
- Aligning Talent Efforts: Assessing ONS and client data to align talent attraction with local jobseeker demographics, focusing on location, diversity, and employment statistics.
Monitoring and Reporting
Transform the way you establish and evaluate your EDI goals with Diversify. Our proprietary EDI tracking tool is designed to enhance the quality of the data you collect and how you utilise it to diversify talent pools, retain top performers, and assess the effectiveness of your EDI strategy.
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- of our workforce come from racialised backgrounds
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- of our workforce are 18-25 years old
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- of our workforce has a declared disability
Starting Your EDI Journey
We’ve helped businesses create EDI strategies and policies that promote inclusion, whilst simultaneously fitting their work environment and increasing productivity.
Hiring Diverse Talent
Our established candidate base, formed from over 65 years in recruitment, gives you access to a richly diverse, multi-skilled and multi-generational talent community.
