Costain Group’s Valuable 500 Commitment:
At Costain our purpose is to improve people’s lives by delivering integrated leading edge smart infrastructure solutions to meet national needs across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
We have a clear goal to have a workforce that is representative of society and are fully committed to creating a great place to work, where everyone can be at their best, every day. A workplace where everyone can be their true self, feel valued and understood for who they are and what makes them unique.
We believe that by being more diverse we will be more innovative, have a greater understanding of our customers’ needs and will deliver smarter, more inclusive solutions for our clients. As part of our inclusion strategy, we want to ensure that we offer opportunities and remove barriers for all talented and skilled people and reflect the diversity of our clients and customers. Our aim is to lead the way in disability inclusion and to act as a vehicle for positive change within the business and wider society.
We are delighted to be stepping forward and committing to the Valuable 500 campaign as part of our wider commitment to promoting equality and diversity through all our employment practices, and to discussing all aspects of inclusion, including disability, as part of our Board agenda.
To support our Valuable 500 commitment we will:
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Create a Disability and Wellbeing Network, sponsored by a member of our executive board, to support employees to be at their best and reach their full potential; free from barriers imposed because of physical and neurological difference or from long term health conditions
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Become a Disability Confident level 2 employer by the end of 2021, and level 3 by 2024
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Offer and provide work, apprenticeships and placements for people who have a disability
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Ensure our managers have disability inclusion related training, and an understanding of reasonable adjustments we can offer to support our staff.
