Social Mobility resources

Toolkit – The Building Blocks: An employer’s guide to social mobility in the workplace.

This new toolkit provides simple, first-step guidance to help businesses and organisations of all sizes, up and down the country, access a wealth of untapped talent and kickstart their socio-economic diversity strategy.

It includes recommended interventions on data, culture and leadership, recruitment, and outreach practices, which are designed to be accessible to all organisations. Even the smallest businesses, and those without large HR departments, will be able to apply many of the recommendations, so we hope you find it useful no matter where you are on your social mobility journey.

Download the Building Blocks toolkit now, and learn how to take your first steps in ensuring your organisation is an environment where all staff can thrive, regardless of background.

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Secondment opportunity

The Social Mobility Commission is looking to appoint two secondees to join our dynamic secretariat on a 3-month secondment.  The Social Mobility Commission is an advisory arms-length body which is sponsored by the Cabinet Office. The Social Mobility Commission exists to create a United Kingdom where an individual’s future isn’t determined by the circumstances of […]

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18/05/2023

Employers play a key role in #socialmobility outcomes for many.

They determine where they set up their business, the types of job roles they create, and how and who they recruit; the income set by employers impacts living standards, pension contributions, as well as spending power in their local economy; they also play an important role in the health and wellbeing of employees.

However, with each part of the UK having an individual identity, history and economy, impacting its local population and their opportunities, the challenges to social mobility, and the solutions, may differ from region to region.

That’s where we think the use of our new #Data Explorer tool can help – join us at this event on 7 June at 12pm for employers to find out how you can utilise our new tool to understand your workforce distribution; provide insight for outreach activity and hiring activity; and to serve and support regional communities.

👇🏻 Register below.

https://lnkd.in/enhJYTHZ

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