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May 19 2021

Constructing Rainbows - The unequal impact of Covid-19

Inclusion update for the Built Environment industry
Newsletter 16: The unequal covid-19 impact
Constructing Rainbows advises built environment organisations 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, both within the built environment and in other industries.
454 hard hats laid out to represent construction suicides - Construction Manager

A total of 454 hard hats have been laid out at a building site to represent the number of construction workers who die from suicide each year.
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Building from the bottom-up: Recommendations to support the Construction Leadership Council’s Skills Plan
Proposes that the Construction Leadership Council broadens its scope to more strategically and practically engage with and support the many groups that provide built environment careers support to diverse audiences, such as BAME people, ex-military personnel, young people, women, LGBTQ+ people, refugee professionals and ex-offenders.
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The Future of Flexible Working Roundtable - Sir Robert McAlpine

Sir Robert McAlpine hosted a virtual roundtable entitled “Beyond Covid: How flexible working can shape the future of industry.” The full summary of this conversation is now available for download.
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Which Workers were Impacted by COVID-19 in UK | Accenture
Accenture describes what we learned from the pandemic in the UK to reimagine a better workplace for everyone. 
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John Lewis Partnership - It's Not OK
John Lewis shares this powerful video about what is not ok and what is ok when it comes to race.
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Are Your Diversity Efforts Othering Underrepresented Groups?

The way you talk about inclusion could end up excluding people.
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How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams

Strategies to foster equity and inclusion
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Older workers 'see biggest jobs fall since 1980s' - BBC News

There were 109,000 more jobless older workers between December and February than a year ago, a report says.
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A discussion on ‘Creating Safer Spaces for Women’ in the built environment, in collaboration with Fortel Group. Speakers include Claire Barnett - UN Women, Anthea Sully - White Ribbon and Andrew Fuller - Birmingham City Council.
A new anti-racism programme to address the racial inequality in the workplace, reduce experiences of racism for people of colour and support their mental health, delivered by EDP Training.

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