We encourage our colleagues to update their diversity details on My View (Payroll platform). Changes were made recently to questions asked to reflect the census data questions. Due to this change we have low disclosure rates in some areas of our data. Work is being undertaken to increase disclosure rates.

Our workforce data on age 

Our workforce age profile shows that most of our employees are aged between 35 and 64. We've seen more young people joining us recently, with an increase in new starts aged 18 and under, while fewer people aged 19 to 25 are leaving compared to last year.

When it comes to performance management cases – such as grievances, disciplinary matters or dignity at work issues – most employees involved are aged between 45 and 64. This mirrors our overall workforce age profile.

Our workforce data on carers 

The number of employees who've told us they have caring responsibilities has decreased slightly this year. We've also seen fewer leavers with caring responsibilities compared to last year.

We know that many new starters don't share their diversity information with us, and we're working on improving how we ask for this during the joining process and at Corporate Induction.

Our workforce data on disability 

The number of employees reporting a disability has stayed fairly consistent over the past couple of years.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to encourage more people to feel comfortable sharing information about disabilities. We're working on raising awareness and building confidence so that employees feel supported in disclosing this information. We're also focusing on helping managers better support team members who have or develop a disability. This all ties into our goal of building a more diverse workforce.

Sexual orientation - all employees

The number of employees sharing their sexual orientation has stayed fairly similar over the past couple of years. As with other diversity information, we find that many new starters don't disclose this when they join us.