This webinar explores how the need to deliver equality, diversity and inclusion in Scotland’s public, private and Third sector organisations can be met, the challenges which need to be overcome to ensure that diversity is properly reflected in leadership and governance structures and the steps which must be taken to ensure that these ambitions are also reflected in the day to day running, culture and practices of organisations in all three sectors.
Complying with legislation which exists to provide protection against discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, race, gender, age, religion, cultural background and sexual orientation is one thing, actively and successfully promoting equality, diversity and inclusion is another. Supporting and reflecting the rights of people with protected characteristics is an obligation in equality law and a characteristic of successful organisations. Failure to do so is also reputationally damaging for both organisations and individuals. So how do organisations get it right?
What is the relationship between organisational effectiveness and promoting and achieving diversity, inclusion and equality? Which strategies and initiatives work and what is the most effective way to think about how to move your organisation forward? What is the best way to both promote a positive organisational culture and achieve diversity in leadership and organisational governance positions? What do organisations delivering well on diversity and inclusion look like?
Key points
Director of HR
Morton Fraser
Head of D&I, Talent and Performance Management
NatWest
RSJ Equality Consultancy
Chief Executive
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Martin Glover
Director of HR
Morton Fraser
Martin is an executive HR leader with deep expertise in helping organisations to drive change and transformation through developing leaders and creating the culture needed for success.
He has worked in senior global HR roles in Oil and Gas, global research and consulting, financial services and hospitality where he has supported organisational growth plans.
Martin holds an MA in Human Resource Management and is a corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Martin supports Glasgow University as an external HR advisor to the HR committee, a formal sub-committee of the University Court and is a member of CBI Scotland Management Practices & Innovation Working Group. This role supports business to improve their own productivity - looking at what businesses can do themselves to increase productivity, through utilising good management practices, creating an innovation culture and digital adoption, whilst assessing the barriers to implementation and considering the role of ‘fair work practices’ as drivers of workplace productivity and inclusive growth.
Jane Hinchliffe
Head of D&I, Talent and Performance Management
NatWest
During her career Jane has worked in a wide variety of HR roles in multiple organisations in multiple sectors.
Before joining RBS (now NatWest) in 2010, Jane has worked in B&Q, Rank, varies Division of Whitbread; including TGI Friday’s, Compass and Barclays.
Jane has recently been responsible for the strategy and plans for D&I, Wellbeing, and Colleague Experience and more recently her portfolio has changed to include Talent and Performance Management. Over the past 10 years Jane has worked in roles in NatWest Markets, Commercial Banking, Services and Functions and is therefore well connected and understands the varying needs of our colleagues, customers and communities.
Jane is an experienced leader, line manager, facilitator, mentor and coach with over 25 years of experience in learning and leadership development, talent management, resourcing and organisational effectiveness. Jane has a real passion for supporting people learn, grow and reaching their potential. Jane is CIPD qualified and has a Diploma in Executive Coaching.
Outside of work, Jane is on the Board of Trustees for Power 2, a leading youth development charity who believe there is no greater cost to society than unfulfilled potential. Jane has recently set up home back in Scotland with her family and new dog.
Rohini Sharma Joshi OBE FCIH FRSA
RSJ Equality Consultancy
Rohini has been in housing for over 30 years and since 1999 has led an award-winning Equality Programme for housing associations. She has worked with several partner organisations on many and varied innovative projects. These have successfully tackled diversity issues in social housing and had a significant impact on organisations serving the public, legislators and the wider community. She has a proven track record for devising strategy and practical projects which tackle inequality issues faced by marginalised communities.
Rohini sits on many advisory committees and operates at a strategic level, engaging regularly and effectively with government representatives and public bodies on equality, older people and housing issues.
Rohini has now retired from the housing sector and has joined Age Scotland part time to work with older people with a focus on equality. She has also set up her own consultancy, RSJ Equality, to continue her work of equality in housing, as she believes it is important to ensure that equality is at the core of all policies and practices.
Neil Stevenson
Chief Executive
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Background
Neil's previous background combines significant experience of regulation and complaints, and of the Scottish legal services market.
Neil sat on the Council of the Advertising Standards Authority for six years, involved in both the governance of the organisation and in adjudication on complaints within the £20 billion UK advertising industry. He was the Senior Independent Director and Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee.
Prior to this he had been appointed by the Privy Council to sit on the General Dental Council, the regulatory and complaints body for 104,000 dental professionals in the UK. He served two four-year terms on the Board as well as chairing the Remuneration Committee.
Previously Neil worked with the Law Society of Scotland for 11 years, latterly as their Director of Representation and Professional Support. He has held several other Executive and Non-Executive Director roles in organisations and charities spanning the legal sector, healthcare, consultancy, and oil and gas.
He holds a Law degree from Edinburgh University and a Masters in Quality Management from Birmingham University.
Current appointments
Neil currently sits as a non-executive director on the Standards and Regulation Board of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The Board sets the standards for over 130,000 members and candidates operating in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure across more than 140 countries globally.
Neil is also Chair of Norton Park, a charity and social enterprise which owns property in Edinburgh and runs this as a business hub for charities (with around 20 tenants) and as a third sector conference centre. He is Chair of Albion Equity Ltd., a property ownership company which is part of the Norton Park group.
