Attracting, Recruiting and Developing a Diverse Workforce

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Principality Building Society

<p><strong><strong>This is an-in person event.</strong></strong></p><p><br></p><h2>Audience</h2><p>This event is open to members and non members and has been designed for:</p><p>• HR/People/Talent management practitioners/manager</p><p>• Heads of HR/People/Talent management</p><p>It will be of particular interest to those who have signed the Business in the Community (BITC) Race at Work Charter.</p>

<h3>Background<br></h3><p>You will hear from BITC’s Race at Work Director, Sandra Kerr CBE, on the insights from the Wales census factsheet and what more business can do to attract, recruit, retain and develop ethnically diverse employees.</p><p>These regional insights provide a fresh opportunity for your business to understand the changing representation of the ethnically diverse communities around you, championing the issue of race at work to ensure an inclusive environment to improve social mobility in Wales.<br></p><ul><li>6.2% of the population of Wales is ethnically diverse, making it the least ethnically diverse amongst the nations and regions in England and Wales</li><li> Cardiff’s ethnically diverse population has increased from 15.3% in 2011 to 20.8% at census 2021.</li></ul><ul><li>The latest data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that 24% of people in Wales are living in poverty. This is the highest rate among the four UK nations.</li></ul><ul><li>Ethnically diverse households live in more than twice the poverty rate of people in White headed households.</li></ul><ul><li>The child poverty levels in Cardiff, the most ethnically diverse local authority in Wales, are one of the highest in the nation (36%)</li></ul><ul><li>The employment rate for ethnically diverse people aged 16-64 was 67.2%, compared to 73.6% for the overall Welsh population.</li></ul><ul><li>The unemployment rate for ethnically diverse people aged 16+ was 8.6%, compared to 4.9% for the overall Welsh population. There are huge disparities in the economic inactivity for ethnically diverse people in Wales.</li></ul><p>You will hear from employers who are leading the way on attracting, recruiting and progressing diverse talent as well as the Chairs of company DEI networks.</p>

<h3>About the event<br></h3><p>Join us to:</p><ul><li>Learn about the <a href="https://www.bitc.org.uk/race/" title="https://www.bitc.org.uk/race/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BITC Race at Work Charter</a> and its calls to action.</li><li>Find out how our network can help you tackle current challenges and provide the toolkits and factsheets to equip you to prioritise race equality in your workplace.</li><li>Find out practical tips on how to set targets for attraction, assessment and recruitment using demographic data, to be a part of the recruitment process and find out the benefits of two way mentoring.</li><li>Be motivated to act faster, braver, and bolder in making changes in your organisation.</li><li>Engage with representatives from Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) employee networks and HR professionals to learn from each other and share best practice.<br><br>* Statistics taken from BITC's Insights on Race factsheet (March 2023). </li></ul>

<h3>Refreshments</h3><p>Light refreshments will be served.</p>

<h3>Guest Speakers</h3><ul><li>Sandra Kerr CBE, Race at Work Campaign Director, BITC</li><li>Jenny Atkinson, Head of Customer Services for Retirement Income, Legal and General</li><li>Debbie Nugent, Positive Action Manager, South Wales Police</li><li>Mark Jones, DEI &amp; Wellbeing Lead, Lewis Silkin</li><li>Caitlin Rodrigues, Chair of Race at Work Network, Principality Building Society</li></ul>

<h3>Booking and contact details and further information</h3><ul><li>Contact sarah.hunter@bitc.org.uk at BITC for any futher questions.</li><li>Full joining instructions will be sent before the event.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.bitc.org.uk/join-us/" title="https://www.bitc.org.uk/join-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Find out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community</a></p>

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