Steps2 | Inclusive Employment Support for Businesses

Why Work With Steps2?

We empower businesses with our 3 core principles: Refresh, Recruit, and Reward. With this innovative approach, we can help transform your recruitment practices, provide access to diverse talent, and reward you for being an inclusive employer.

Refresh Your Hiring Practices
We help local businesses overcome outdated recruitment behaviours by offering free CPD training for Hiring Managers and HR Professionals. These courses focus on inclusive hiring, bias reduction, and equality in interviews, ensuring better hiring decisions that lead to greater employee retention.
Recruit a Broader Demographic of Talent
Our free recruitment service connects businesses with local candidates from underrepresented groups, helping companies tackle hiring challenges and build a diverse workforce. Greater workplace diversity enhances reputation and long-term retention.
Reward Employers Who Are Inclusive by Design
We reward businesses that actively foster inclusive and diverse workplaces through our Inclusive Employer Accreditation. Achieving this accreditation is simple and fast; all you have to do is complete our free Equality, Diversity & Inclusion audit, then proudly display our Inclusive Employer Quality Mark on your website, promotional materials, and in the workplace.

Oh, and the best part… did we mention that we offer these services for free?

The Problem We Aim to Solve: Individuals with disabilities, migrant workers, people with convictions, or those from disadvantaged backgrounds face challenges such as limited access to skills training, a lack of employer awareness about disabilities, and prevailing biases in recruitment practices.

The Benefits of Hiring from a Diverse Background and Fostering Inclusivity: Businesses that hire inclusively benefit from a broader talent pool, improved employee engagement, enhanced innovation, and a stronger employer brand. Companies that prioritise diversity and inclusion see positive outcomes in business results, decision-making, and overall organisational performance. By working together, we can change this and build an inclusive workforce!

Let's Run the Numbers Behind Inclusion & Diversity:

Boost Creativity- Companies with above-average diversity produce 45% of their total revenue from innovation, compared to just 26% for those with below-average diversity.
Enhance Decision Making- Diverse teams are 87% more likely to make better, more well-rounded decisions than non-diverse teams.
Improve Financial Performance - Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to have financial returns above their national industry medians. For ethnic diversity, this figure rises to 35%. 
Expanded Talent Pools - This approach not only fills positions more effectively but also builds a more resilient and adaptable team.
Engagement & Retention - 76% of employees and job seekers consider a diverse workforce an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers. This engagement translates to higher retention rates and reduces turnover costs. 
Brand and Reputation - A recent study found that 86% of job seekers factor in a company’s equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) reputation when making employment decisions. 
Customer Reputation - With around 14 million disabled people in the UK, representing a spending power of £247 billion annually, having employees who can relate to and understand this demographic is crucial. This understanding leads to better product development, marketing strategies, and customer service. 
UK Benefits of Inclusion - A 2022 Department for Work and Pensions employer survey shows that 80% of UK employers already see the benefits of having a diverse workforce.