Our desire to attract and retain a talented and diverse workforce is supported by our equal opportunities policy, which details our legal requirements and our employee policies that aim to encourage people from a variety of backgrounds to join and remain with the Group.
At Hays, 'Diversity' means understanding and reflecting the community in which we operate, building loyalty with our colleagues, candidates and clients. Differences in age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, physical appearance, religion, education and beliefs are respected and everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the Group and fulfil their potential.
Our aim is to create an open, honest and unprejudiced working environment and to ensure that all our colleagues feel part of Hays and are respected as individuals.
We collect equal opportunities data from applicants and our workforce and compare this data with census information to identify underrepresented groups and take action to address this imbalance whilst ensuring that we recruit and retain the best people for the job.
Employees are our most important assets and we are keen to develop their skill and abilities by offering training and development programmes. This helps to retain and develop our staff. Employees can participate in a variety of courses and on the job training including IT training, time management, interviewing, project management, legal and compliance, team building and management development. We also offer 16-17 year olds the chance to train through modern apprenticeships.
Hays is an international business and we have an International Academy to develop recruitment consultants from our overseas operations who attend a structured six month programme in London. Following inhouse and external training and on the job work experience with mentors and managers the trainees will graduate and be placed back into a Hays office in their home country to expand that region and give valuable guidance to work colleagues.
We have an employee forum where staff elected representatives can raise issues they would like considered directly with the Chief Executive. The forum also provides an opportunity for management to discuss with staff new initiatives.
