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Oct 17 2022

Constructing Rainbows - Mental health, 4-day working week and psychological safety

Inclusion update for the built environment and renewables industries
Newsletter 32: Mental health, 4-day working week and psychological safety
Constructing Rainbows advises built environment and renewables organisations across the globe who have an aim of making our industry inclusive for all. To find out more visit www.constructingrainbows.co.uk
This newsletter will provide you with some updates on what others are doing, within the built environment, renewables and in other industries.
Top tips for creating a more inclusive workplace
RES have shared their top 10 tips for creating a more inclusive workplace. Have a read, and see what you can implement in your workplace.
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We meet Peter Kelly, Mates in Mind’s new head of programme to find out what he thinks about mental health at work, and the message he wants to get out to people.
Domestic violence awareness rising within FM | Facilitate Magazine

Domestic violence is becoming a more prominent issue within facilities management and more staff are being trained to spot it, according to those in the sector.
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LGBT+ in FM launched their newest resource - The Inclusive Language Guide.

This could be a useful tool for organisations looking for ways to make their workplace more inclusive and welcoming for the LGBTQ community, or those exploring their unconscious biases or microaggressions.
Pride in Energy LGBTQ+ survey results
The second annual survey held by industry-wide LGBTQ+ network Pride in Energy has found that 14% of respondents have witnessed or experienced discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in the past year, compared to 10% in 2021. Much of this discrimination was particularly aimed at those with gender diversity.
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British Standard on menstrual health and menopause at work
A new British Standard on menstrual health and menopause at work is coming out for consultation soon. They held a webinar recently to explain more.
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The Financial Reporting Council has released a report on ethnicity in the board room for FTSE100 and FTSE250 companies. Key recommendations were:
- Be transparent
- Embed data and build in accountability
- Boost trust
- Improve annual reports to include action plans, governance, targetted programmes, objectives and data collection
Firms in four-day week trial will make it permanent - BBC News

Many companies taking part in the scheme say productivity has been maintained or improved.
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The impact of the UK cost of living crisis is hitting Black and minority ethnic communities more according to new research from the University of Leeds and Runnymede Trust

Are you tracking your ethnicity pay gap? Have you thought about how your team members are being impacted
Job seekers will sacrifice money for diversity at work - Futurity

A significant number of job applicants will sacrifice salary to work somewhere with greater diversity, research finds.
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The highest-performing teams have one thing in common: psychological safety — the belief that you won’t be punished when you make a mistake. Studies show that psychological safety allows for moderate risk-taking, speaking your mind, creativity, and sticking your neck out without fear of having it cut off — just the types of behavior that lead to market breakthroughs. So how can you increase psychological safety on your own team? 
The pandemic, energy costs, cost of living crisis and Brexit have created a perfect storm when it comes to childcare costs. For many parents, it is now becoming too expensive to work. It is forcing many people (especially women who often take on the majority of childcare, and are often the lowest paid in a family) to quit their jobs.
The government needs to act, but companies can also support. Subsidised childcare, part time working, flexibility in hours worked could all help working parents.
Keep those doors open to conversations about how you can flex to keep your people in the workforce.
Meet Constructing Rainbows Partners: We Are Incusive Minds
We have just had World Mental Health Day so this month I am introducing Constructing Rainbows mental health partner - Tara Powell from We Are Inclusive Minds. I did my Mental Heath First Aid training with Tara back in 2018 and she approaches a difficult topic in an empathetic and friendly manner, particularly as many of us in the room had our own experiences of mental health struggles.

Tara now offers a range of mental health training for businesses including MHFA, I-ACT and recently launched menopause training. If you are interested in finding out more, get in touch.
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