The finalists of the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards 2021 have been announced today after another record year of entries.
Now, in their 8th year, the RIDI Awards celebrate pioneering employers and recruiters who, as we return to a very different working world, are safeguarding and progressing opportunities for disabled job seekers through accessible and equitable employment policies and processes.
RIDI is a unique initiative to lead change in recruitment by encouraging and supporting recruiters and businesses to remove the barriers faced by the millions of disabled job seekers particularly at a time when many organisations are recruiting to fill a high number of vacancies.
Head judge Jane Hatton commented:
“The breadth, diversity and calibre of finalists in the 8th annual RIDI Awards actively demonstrates the progress being made in the UK towards greater disability inclusion. Our Awards celebrate the very best of disability confident recruitment and I would like to congratulate all the finalists, who have made it through to the final round of judging. These are stories of best practice and success that should inspire the recruitment industry to continue to take the necessary steps to recruit back better and put disability confident recruitment at the top of the agenda.”
Look out for the virtual awards ceremony on 3rd December.
2021 RIDI Awards finalists in alphabetical order:
Best Inclusive Recruitment Campaign
· Business as Usual
· GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
· ViacomCBS
· Zero2Hero Apprentice Scheme
Disability Confident
· Atkins
· Becoming Disability Confident Leader
· Network Rail Disability Matters Programme
· Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Disability Specialist
· C Talent
· Patchwork Hub
· Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Team
· The SAMEE Charity
Getting Started
· Mace Group – Enabled at Mace ERG
· North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Learning Disability Expert by Experience Recruitment
· PageGroup
· Travelers Europe
· UNIQLO Europe Limited
Inclusive Recruiter of the Year
· Beth Kume-Holland and Patchwork Hub Team
· Civil Service Fast Stream and Emerging Talent Team
· North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Learning Disability Expert by Experience Recruitment
· PageGroup
· TPP Recruitment
Making a Difference – Private Sector
· Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra JV
· Financial Times Early Careers Programmes
· Steve Mills, DPD UK
Making a Difference – Public Sector
· Go East Young Man (and Woman)!
· Improving Experiences of Disabled Staff
· North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Learning Disability Expert by Experience Recruitment
· Searching for the Best!
Recruiting Back Better
· Ability Above All Else
· Guidant Global
· myInterview
· Patchwork Hub
· Recruiting for Diversity
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