Next stage of the LGBT+ and Disability and Neurodiversity Surveys

Thank you to everyone who recently completed our Disability / Neurodiversity or LGBT employee experience surveys. Overall, we have received a good response rate and the results are currently being analysed by our external partner organisation – McKenzie LLP.

The next stage of this activity is to give you the opportunity to either:

1: Have a confidential, one to one discussion (via a Teams meeting) with an external Equality, Diversity and Inclusion specialist from McKenzie LLP.

2: Join one of four virtual discussion events with up to eight of your colleagues. These events will be run by an external Diversity and Inclusion specialist – again from McKenzie LLP and will be delivered virtually by Microsoft Teams. Please note: these events are best accessed from either a laptop, desktop or tablet computer and not a smart phone.

 

Both of the above activities are designed to give you the opportunity to provide further confidential information relating to your own experiences as an EEAST employee. Please feel free to join either one, or both of the different types of events - even if you did not complete one of the original online surveys.

We stress these activities will be conducted informally with all responses ultimately being forwarded to the senior team in EEAST in a completely anonymised format.

 

Event Schedule

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served, basis and the following dates and times are available:

 

Date	Activity	Time
Friday 17th February	Disability and Neurodiversity virtual group discussion events with up to 8 other EEAST colleagues facilitated by a McKenzie specialist.	10:00 – 11:30 or 14:00 – 15:30 or 17:00 – 18:30
Thursday 23rd February	LGBT+ virtual group discussion events with up to 8 other EEAST colleagues facilitated by a McKenzie specialist.	10:00 – 11:30 or 14:00 – 15:30 or 17:00 – 18:30
Monday 13th February Tuesday 14th February Wednesday 15th February Thursday 16th February Friday  17th February	One to one confidential discussions via Teams.	Please state your preference of either a morning or afternoon interview.
Monday 20th February Tuesday 21st February Wednesday 22nd February Thursday 23rd February Friday 24th February	One to one confidential discussions via Teams.	Please state your preference of either a morning or afternoon interview.
Monday 27th February Tuesday 28th February Wednesday 1st March Thursday 2nd March Friday 3rd March	One to one confidential discussions via Teams.	Please state your preference of either a morning or afternoon interview.

 

UPDATE - This stage of the survey has now been extended by two weeks and there are also sessions available week commencing 27th February Monday to Friday.

 

How do I join an activity?

To reserve a place on any of the above events, please e-mail: sally@mckenzies.co.uk or dial 0800 121 4435 and leave a message. 

Thank you

Published 9th February 2023