We specialise in supporting organisations to improve their workplace culture and promote inclusivity.
By doing so, they become and remain great places to work, which helps them attract new talent, retain existing people, and enable the workplace to be more content and productive.
This proactive and authentic approach to equality for all who come into contact with them also gives an extra competitive edge when organisations are looking to attract potential stakeholders, customers, patients and service users.
We understand that the EDI needs of an organisation can differ significantly across sectors.
That’s why our services are tailored to your requirements.
If you’re a private business wanting to improve your workplace culture and attract new talent, we can help.
Or if you’re a public sector body wanting support to ensure your annual EDI report submissions and targets are met, we can help with that too.
And if you’re a charity looking to improve your EDI practices and increase your workplace diversity to improve your chances when bidding for funding, we can also help you.
Whatever you need to implement or improve your policies on equality, diversity and inclusion, we’re here to support you.
We offer a wide range of employee engagement activities, education and training, including:
For any type of organisation, we can assist with policy writing and strategy development regarding:
For many clients, in particular those in the public and third sectors, stakeholder engagement with minority groups is a vital part of how they assess if services are accessible and bring service users’ lived experience to the attention of employees.
That helps staff stay alert to changes in the needs of service users, and enable them to provide a better and fairer service by ensuring that every group has had the opportunity to have a voice.
At S. E. Hunter we have vast experience in this area and can help by building and managing committees, organising outreach activities to obtain new members, and creating terms of reference and structure for stakeholder meetings.
Depending on your type of organisation, legal submission can include:
Some systems and reporting structures are unique to particular organisations, such as the NHS (see ‘About the NHS’) or those governed by the Charity Commission. We will always take a bespoke approach to each organisation to achieve the necessary compliance.
We can project-manage applications for EDI-related accreditations, such as Stonewall and Disability Confident, to get your organisation on the map where it comes to being both an inclusive employer and an inclusive service provider.
Do you want to create or increase staff networks within your organisation?
We have Associate Specialists who have experience of creating and running EDI-specific staff networks such as women’s, LGBTQ+ and disability.
From initial searching for members to creating terms of reference and strategy, find out how staff networks can benefit your organisation and result in happier, more contented employee relations and better staff welfare.
Not sure where to begin with EDI?
We can conduct an equality, diversity and inclusion risk audit for your organisation to identify any gaps where you might be at risk legally, financially or reputationally.
The risk audit can be transformed into a 12-month action plan to help your organisation achieve EDI success.
Sophie Hunter MCIPD MA BA (Hons)
Human Resources and EDI Consultant
“Enabling Employee Performance”