In 2011 we carried out the first ever UK research into the
career aspirations of disabled undergraduates (for full details see
the news story section).
If you have a disability and need additional support through our
recruitment process please let us know via the application
form.
We appreciate that everyone has different needs so if you have
specific questions that you want to discuss in more detail with us
please contact our help desk (see apply section).
We've made some adjustments to our recruitment process,
including allowing more time for candidates with dyslexia to
complete tests and providing numerical tests in alternative format
for candidates with visual impairments. These are just some
examples, please tell us what you need to support you and we will
do our best to assist.
Lloyds Banking Group offers leading edge disability programmes
to support disabled employees:
- If you need adjustments on joining, please let us know and
we'll support you via our Workplace Adjustments Programme
- We run a Career Development Programme that address the impact
of disability on colleagues' entire lives and gives them tools and
techniques to progress their careers into senior management
- Our Access Disability Network provides colleague support, a
mentoring scheme and an Assistive Technology User Group
Externally, we sponsor Radiate, the UK's first ever network of
senior managers and directors with disabilities and long-term
health conditions.
Due to our gender equality strategy we've seen a big increase in
the number of women managers and senior managers over the last
decade.
Our Chairman, Sir Win Bischoff, is a member of the 30% Club,
which aims to increase women's representation on the Boards of UK
organisations to 30% by 2015.
All colleagues can apply to work flexibly and we offer a number
of work patterns including compressed working, part-time, job share
and variable hours. These policies can be really valuable to
parents and carers.
We want to create a safe and supportive environment for Lesbian,
Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) colleagues. We have a
thriving network, Rainbow, which has 800 members and provides
support and mentoring for LGBT colleagues across the Group. Gareth
Thomas, the Welsh rugby international, one of very few openly gay
sportsmen in the UK spoke at its launch event.
In 2011 Lloyds Banking Group was the top private sector employer
in the Stonewall Equality Index, which over 400 organisations
completed.
Our Group Ethnic Minority network (GEM) provides opportunities
for networking and mentoring.
We run a Career Development Programme for ethnic minority
managers to help progression into senior management.
In 2010 Lloyds Banking Group sponsored Snowy Peaks,
groundbreaking research by the Runnymede Trust into the career
experiences of senior ethnic minority leaders in all sections of
the UK economy. We are also a member of 'Race for Opportunity' the
Business in the Community's campaign to promote race diversity in
UK business.
Our emerging work on age focuses on the different and common
needs of different generations:
- Baby Boomers - the post war generation, born between 1945 and
1963
- Generation X - born between 1964 and 1978
- Generation Y - born from 1979 to 1990