WHAT’S NEXT?

In 2022 we are moving from ‘starting the conversation’ to ‘education’. We are launching a comprehensive training programme to bring Inclusion to the attention of all our people. This will include an Inclusion Essentials and Why Fairness, Inclusion and Respect Matters introductory training programme, a specific programme on ‘banter in the workplace’ and an Inclusive Leadership programme for all of our Leaders. We believe this investment in time and resources is the right next step to help us with our Inclusion journey. We know that where a workplace is considered generally more inclusive that women in particular thrive. Therefore, by focussing on the general culture we are also helping make Keltbray more attractive to women. We are also continuing to work hard to attract more female graduates and apprentices to the business as we know getting more women to join our industry is essential for us to see meaningful, long-term change in our gender pay gap statistics. Kyla Farmer, Group People Director says,

“There is no getting away from the fact that we work in a very male dominated industry and there is no silver bullet solution to change that overnight. We have made fantastic progress in our back office roles, but we know there is still a real or perceived barrier for women joining our industry in an operational capacity. We hope that targeted recruitment and inclusion training will help at Keltbray. However, in my experience nothing is more powerful than having strong female role models and mentors who are already successful in operational roles. That is why in this year’s report we have chosen to focus on three of the many fantastic women we have working in our operations. These women are trail blazers and I hope their stories inspire women and girls at all levels of their careers. They certainly inspire me.”

IN CONCLUSION

We are pleased to see some positive movements in our gender pay gap metrics, but we recognise we must do more and we will do more. We are confident that the steps we are taking will help us continue to make progress in the coming years.