3. Why? Valuing difference
This is just the start
Valuing difference
Our aim is to have a workforce representative of society
Why?
We believe investing in skills and diversity will be a differentiator
Essential for the longevity of the business

4. What are we doing about it?
950 new people have joined the group
3000 CV’s uploaded into HR system
850 people have had a calibrated talent review
900 people promoted
800 people moved into new roles
What are Costain doing about it? Developing our people, investing in skills and talent
Religious festivals policy
Women’s, LGBT and BAME networks
Flexible working policy
Mentoring programme
Accessible talent programme

5. What are Costain doing about it
What are Costain doing about it? Working with our communities to become a more inclusive company, representative of society
Partnerships with Prince’s Trust, Job Centre Plus, Social Mobility Foundation, CTP, Clean Sheet
Prison recruitment visits
Blind CVs, “Ban the box”
Unconscious Bias training rolled out to all staff
Broader university recruiting base
Signed up to Armed Forces Covenant
Targeted short listing
Implement “Passport to Hire”
DiversityJobs.co.uk recruitment
Returnships
Mentoring

6. We make the journey TOGETHER
What needs to happen?
We make the journey TOGETHER
Supply chain and peer group – come on the journey with us
Clients – long term pipeline, investment and value approach

7. If we do all of these things then there won’t be a skills crisis