- Emma Grigson and Laura Savage from PeoplePlus introduced the new ANTZ and PeoplePlus Partnership in support of the SRAG, Social Recruitment Covenant goals, social value and business success UK-wide.
Panel Discussion – Is Social Value here to stay?
Yes! And here is why.
- Gavin Devine, Park Street Partners – highlighted key points in the Labour Election 24 Manifesto including tackling 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts and making the Minimum Wage a genuine Living Wage – elements of their ‘Plan to Make Work Pay,’ proposed with a guarantee of associated legislation tabled within 100 days if they form the next government.
- Nick Hayward, Bedford College Group – shared how school-leavers and adult learners alike benefit from an inclusive further education learning environment that can be mirrored in the workplace.
- Carolyn Jay, Ringway – shared her passion for social value and why it is now a mainstream priority, not a nice to have.
Group Discussions tackled:
- Creating compelling business cases that overcome challenges to prioritising social value.
- The need for social value to be captured and shared by everyone in the organisation to enable impactful, centralised measurement.
The group listened to presentations from:
- Brett Saunders, Recruitment Project Consultant, Lidl, who detailed the variety of tactics Lidl has implemented to recruit and retain ex-military personnel.
- Alex Shapland-Howes, Co-Founder at Ride Tandem, who provide solutions for businesses struggling to attract and keep staff in locations lacking public transport infrastructure.
- Emma Grigson, Partnerships and Social Value Director, PeoplePlus, on evolving Social Value logic models.
Charter Awards were given to the following employers:
- Lidl
- Milestone Infrastructure
- The Bedford College Group
- Premier Foods
- G4S
- Churchill Group
