A public sector organisation approached us with a problem – they noticed a lack of diversity in their incumbents and candidates during recent recruitment processes. They wanted to make their recruitment process more inclusive and fair for all.

Discover how we initiated allyship behaviours with NHS England and Improvement. Pearn Kandola developed and delivered an Active Bystander programme for colleagues within NHS England and Improvement between April 2022 – October 2022.  Challenge The key objectives of our Active Bystander programme were to help participants understand the importance of inclusion, and equip them with the […]

After facilitating initial conversations on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion, London Borough of Enfield Council wanted to capitalise on the momentum they had built by engaging in more initiatives that would lead to creating an inclusive culture. Motivated by the idea of implementing meaningful change, their main goal was to make people aware of, […]

To celebrate the launch of their report on Race at Work, ParliREACH (a Workplace Equality Network in support of increasing awareness and appreciation of race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage issues) hosted an event with presentations and panel discussions on this particular topic. The distinguished guest panellists and speakers included a number of prominent names in […]

In 2015, we were approached by members of the Diversity and Inclusion team at the Cabinet Office who wanted to address a perpetual problem of BAME employees being under-represented at senior grades.  Pearn Kandola were selected to work with the Cabinet Office because of our research into successful positive action programmes, discrimination in the work […]

NERC – the Natural Environment Research Council – is the UK’s largest funder of independent research, training and innovation in environmental science, funding over £150 million pounds of research grants annually. To retain and build on their position of funding research excellence, NERC is working in partnership with Pearn Kandola to further increase the quality […]

The Environment Agency stands out as an organisation making real and measurable progress in diversity. Its achievements in creating a more inclusive culture have won recognition from Race for Opportunity, the CIPD, and the Civil Service. Behind its successful strategy is a close working relationship with Pearn Kandola. When Rob Sutton joined as the Environment […]

Pearn Kandola have worked closely with Camden Council to develop more than 100 of its senior managers. In 2014, like many other public sector organisations across the UK, Camden was facing a significant amount of change and had an ambition to transform how its leaders led to meet the challenges of change – and this […]

Earlier this year, Pearn Kandola worked with Coventry City Council to support them in rolling out their strategy for increasing agile working. There were a number of important drivers for creating a more agile and flexible working environment, not least of which was the desire to improve efficiencies and capitalise on a move to new […]