University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) has become a signatory of Bristol Women in Business Charter (BWIBC).
The Trust will be developing three main Charter goals: improving a flexible and agile workforce to support retention, ensuring they are an employer of choice in the city; continuous improvement in talent and educationally support career pathways through the organisation; and continuing the positive work to close the gender pay gap at all levels.
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The Charter, which is a product of Bristol City Council鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Commission, represents a fifth of Bristol鈥檚 250,000-strong workforce through 42 organisations. Other signatories include Hargreaves Lansdown, TLT, University of the West of England and University of University and Avon & Somerset Police.
Emma Wood, UHBW chief people officer and deputy chief executive, said: 鈥淢ore than 75% of our Trust鈥檚 15,000 strong workforce are female. In signing up to the Bristol Women in Business Charter, we are committed to building on the work we already do in UHBW to make sure our Trust is a great place to work for everyone.
鈥淚nclusion and belonging are at the heart of our commitment to offering the best employment experience possible to all our colleagues. I look forward to collaborating with other charter members to share experiences and learn from each other.鈥
Sandra Gordon, BWIBC co-founder and director, added: 鈥淯HBW becoming a signatory marks a major milestone for us. Ensuring we enable large-scale organisations to engage and develop better more holistic working conditions for women who come from all backgrounds and walks of life is central to our reason for being.
鈥淓very strata of the Trust 鈥 including the Deputy CEO 鈥 involves women, so it鈥檚 fantastic to see them making a continued commitment to positive change and being willing to be held accountable.
"We are looking forward to other organisations following suit and making Bristol the 海角视频鈥檚 first gender equal city.鈥
