The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards announced 2020’s ‘exceptional’ winners yesterday, during an online awards ceremony.
Paralympian gold medallist, Liz Johnson, hosted RIDI’s virtual event. Launched in 2014, the RIDI Awards celebrate the latest pioneering employers and recruiters who are breaking down barriers to help people with disabilities into employment. The annual awards are the recruitment industry’s only disability awards and form a key part of RIDI’s work. This year, the awards received a record-breaking number of over 100 entries across eight categories, confirmed the organisers.
RIDI is a unique initiative to drive change in recruitment and remove the barriers faced by the millions of people with disabilities who are entering or progressing through the job market.
EXCEPTIONAL ENTRIES & WINNERS
“I’m thrilled to say we have been overwhelmed with the quality, variety and total number of entries this year. All finalists presented the judging panel with tough decisions but we believe the winners were exceptional,” stated Jane Hatton, Director of Evenbreak and RIDI’s Awards Chair of Judges. “I’d also like to thank our judges, who have volunteered their time in order to make this incredible journey possible. As ever, the RIDI Awards are the perfect place for inclusive employers and recruiters to share stories of success to inspire others and gain the recognition they deserve.”
The event was possible thanks to the support of many sponsoring companies. They include ‘Gold’ sponsors such as DWF, Clear Company, Guidant Global and Lloyd’s; ‘Silver’ sponsors Chemical Code and Recite Me; and ‘RIDI 100 partners’, comprising Leathwaite, Evenbreak, Hoggett Bowers and PageGroup.
RIDI 2020 AWARD WINNERS
The winners of this year’s RIDI Awards are:
- Disability Confident – Heathrow
- Best Candidate Experience – DWF
- Disability Specialist – Diversity and Ability, Adam Hyland
- Inclusive Recruitment Campaign – The Financial Conduct Authority
- Making a Difference, Public Sector – Civil Service Talent Schemes Team, Civil Service HR
- Making a Difference, Private Sector – Saxton Bampfylde
- Recruitment Team – HS2 Recruitment Team
- Getting Started – GTI RPO
The winner of the prestigious Greatest Impact award, voted for by attendees on the night, was social enterprise Diversity and Ability. “Congratulations to all the finalists and winners for sharing their stories of best practice in increasing disability confidence in the recruitment sector,” concluded the RIDI awards organisers.
Check out all the finalists here.
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