Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) and Wates Group announce official partnership

Wates and PWR are redefining what inclusion and equal opportunity looks like in both rugby and the built environment industry.

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We have successfully rolled out our first-ever Employability Course at HMP Stocken.

The six-week course covered a range of subjects, including CVs, Disclosures, Barriers to Work, AI, Interview Skills, Job Searches, and much more.

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We’ve enhanced our family leave policies

We’re enhancing  our paternity leave policy. Effective immediately, we are increasing fully paid paternity leave from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, reinforcing our commitment to supporting employees and their families.

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To achieve gender equality we must accelerate our efforts together

This International Women’s Day, our Inclusion & Diversity Director, Nikunj Upadhyay, shares her thoughts on the importance of creating long-term sustainable change,

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Prioritising inclusion at every level

. In honour of UN International Women’s Day 2024, we sat down with Alice to find out more about her passion for driving gender equity both at Wates and across the industry.

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We’ve renewed our partnership with STEM returners to drive gender equality in construction

We’re furthering our commitment to improving gender imbalances across the construction industry by launching our second STEM Returners programme.

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We welcome applications from candidates with a disability

We’re a Disability Committed employer. If you need any adjustments to the application process we’d be delighted to discuss this with you.

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Will Bayley MBE: The countdown to Paris 2024 is on!

With less than a year to go to the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, we caught up with reigning world number one paralympic table tennis player and our long-time sponsorship partner, Will Bayley MBE, to find out his plans for next year and beyond.

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A shared commitment to diversity and inclusion

We caught up with our Senior Design Manager, Sandra Weerasinghe, and Ada’s Director of Operations, Sophie Clifton, to reflect on the importance of shared values when working together.

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Uniting Through Allyship: Celebrating Inclusion Month 2023

We’re celebrating our fourth annual Inclusion Month, a major part of our programme to make Wates the most inclusive organisation.

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Unlimited Potential: Careers free from Stereotypes

In July 2023, Chief Executive Eoghan O’Lionaird joined an expert panel for the Fawcett Society’s ’Equal play’ webinar: ‘Unlimited Potential’, that delved into the impact of gender stereotypes on children’s career choices.

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Why the construction industry must avoid gender sterotypes

Amy Smith, Partnership Director and Co-Chair of the Parents and Carers Network tells Fawcett why the construction industry must avoid gender stereotypes, and encourage girls and young women to take up STEM subjects.

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Our gender equality work gains double recognition

We’ve been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2023 in recognition of our commitment to addressing gender inequalities in the workplace

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We join the Fawcett Society in challenging gender stereotypes and tackling the gender pay gap

Today we are announcing a new partnership with the Fawcett Society, the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights, on a new Equal Play campaign to support parents, care givers and influential adults to challenge gender stereotypes with their children.

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2023 Inclusion and Diversity Report

In this latest update, we report on how we are performing against our targets, the activities and initiatives we’ve been involved in over the last year.

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International Women’s Day 2023

A year ago, as part of our 125th Anniversary commemorations, and to mark International Women’s Day, we launched a special programme to bring more women into construction and roles within the built environment.

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Flexible working

We’re committed to having a workforce that more accurately reflects society and providing an environment that positively encourages flexible working through working arrangements and benefits.

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Inclusion Month

Our third annual Inclusion Month, a major part of our programme to make Wates the most inclusive organisation

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