Business in the Community has released a list for their best employers on race equality and inclusion with Acas, Barclays and National Grid making the list.
70 employers made the list which celebrates firms making a difference in this area.
Businesses that made the cut must demonstrate that they are putting leadership on race in place within their organisation, creating inclusive workplace cultures and taking action on leadership, progression and recruitment.
The listing aims to ‘identify the best employers in terms of diversity’ and showcase organisations that are leading on workplace race equality.
Carmen Watson, Chairwoman at Pertemps noted how happy the firm were to make the cut.
She said: “We’re delighted to be included, once again, in the Best Employers for Race listing. Action is the only way to create lasting impact and to remove persistent barriers to ethnic minority recruitment and progression, and at Pertemps, we’re proactive.
I’m proud to work for a company which puts equality and diversity at the forefront of its policies and as a champion for workplace equality myself, I’m glad we’ve been recognised for our commitment by Business in the Community.”
Sandra Kerr OBE, Race Equality Director at Business in the Community added: ““Congratulations to Pertemps on being named in the Best Employers for Race 2018 listing.
"They have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to creating fair, diverse and inclusive workplaces that work for all employees, including those from BAME backgrounds."
“In a rapidly changing global business environment, it’s vital that organisations make the most of all the diverse talent available to them to successfully compete, and Pertemps is doing just that. I hope more employers will learn from their example.”
The full list is below:
Acas | Department of Health and Social Care | Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government |
Accenture | EDF Energy | Ministry of Justice |
Atos | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | National Grid |
Baker McKenzie | EY | NEL NHS Commissioning Support Unit |
Bank of England | Fidelity International | Norton Rose Fulbright LLP |
Barclays | Financial Conduct Authority | PepsiCo |
Baringa Partners | Financial Ombudsman Service | Pertemps |
BP | Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Public Health England (PHE) |
Bramwith Consulting | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | PwC |
BT plc | Fujitsu Services Ltd | Royal Air Force |
CA Technologies | Government Legal Department | Royal Bank of Scotland Group |
Cabinet Office | Hampshire Constabulary | Royal Navy |
Capgemini UK | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd | Sainsbury’s |
Centrica | Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Santander UK plc |
Crown Prosecution Service | HM Revenue & Customs | Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) |
Deloitte | Hogan Lovells International LLP | Shell UK |
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | Home Office | Sky |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | HSBC | Slaughter and May |
Department for Education | KPMG UK | Southbank Centre |
Department for International Development | Leicestershire Police | St Mungo’s |
Department for International Trade | Linklaters LLP | The British Army |
Department for Transport | MI5 | Victim Support |
Department for Work and Pensions | Ministry of Defence | Virgin Money |
