Inclusion update for the Built Environment industry
Newsletter 4: Covid-19 and inclusion - supporting colleagues, mental health and social distancing
Constructing Rainbows advises built environment organisations who have an aim of making our industry inclusive for all.
This newsletter will provide you with some updates on what others are doing, both within the built environment and in other industries.
How can employers can support working parents during Covid-19

Successful businesses put their people at the heart of operations. After all, it’s the people, as well as the firm’s operations, that make up a culture.

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Willmott Dixon masters social distancing site challenge | Construction Enquirer News

Streamlined working and virtual site tours keep University of Birmingham project on track

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Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, is when Muslims throughout the world abstain from food and drink (including water) from dawn until dusk. I experienced fasting for a day, here are my observations, some which I really didn't expect.

Everything Starts with Trust
Trust has three key components - empathy, logic and authenticity. Authenticity, being ourselves in the workplace, can be difficult to do if the environment is not conducive to it.
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Workers could get legal right to work from home after coronavirus lockdown is lifted - Mirror Online

All workers would be given the right to request to work from home under a new law modelled on an existing one governing parents' entitlement to flexible working

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Coronavirus: Black Britons face 'twice the risk' of death, says ONS - BBC News

Location and wealth do not fully explain the risk compared with white people, new analysis suggests.

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Groups most at risk to mental health impact of coronavirus predicted by Sheffield academics | Yorkshire Post

Psychologists from the University of Sheffield predict parents with young children are one of the groups to be at greater risk to the mental health impact of the Covid-19 lockdown.

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The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing

It builds connection and helps us all feel less lonely.

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Here’s a fact: 9 out of 10 dyslexics have poor spelling, punctuation and grammar, but many are amazing communicators. From Pulitzer-prize winning journalists to respected CNN news anchors, high-profile Bishops to gifted space communicators, dyslexics use their curiosity and passion to explore the wo

Supporting refugee engineers and architects into companies in the North West.