Where we are now: February 2020

This strategy is the NHF’s commitment to doing everything we can to deliver a workforce that matches the diversity of our society, at all levels of our organisation. The strategy has been co-created with our staff-led internal diversity and inclusion group.

The group’s enthusiasm, initiative and constructive challenge have been a driving force behind our progress so far.

Now, every staff member is responsible for creating change and Leadership Team are fully committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work.  

Our staff are incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about diversity and inclusion. We will continue to work with the NHF’s internal working group on equality, diversity and inclusion to:

• Test out ideas for new or improved approaches
• Develop our culture across the organisation
• Provide opportunities for staff to learn about diversity issues, and celebrate a diverse range of events and awareness campaigns
• Review progress and provide constructive challenge.

Under the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful to discriminate against people at work because of the nine areas termed in the legislation as protected characteristics. The NHF aims to go above and beyond this legal requirement, by actively encouraging and enabling a diverse workforce, and fostering a workplace which champions equity.

One of the measures of our diversity as an employer is our staff profile and demographics. We publish, internally and externally, staff diversity data for protected characteristics.

We have a long way to go before our workforce is genuinely representative of society but measuring and understanding our key demographic profiles will help us to understand how the initiatives we put in place are making a difference.

As we have a relatively small workforce, small changes will have a big impact on our diversity statistics in the short term, so it’s important that we take a long-term view of our progress.