The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced plans to tackle workplace diversity issues in the UK’s nuclear and energy sectors.
The NDA, a national programme on improving equality, diversity and inclusion in the nuclear and energy sectors, joined a panel of 25 organisations to discuss diversity and inclusion matters facing northern employers, at the recent Northern Lights event.
NDA’s Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Dipak Arya, shared the progress on diversity in the sector to date, such as the ongoing work on partnerships with young people and BAME communities. He highlighted the implications and challenges in diversity for the nuclear sector operating in rural communities. Arya also announced NDA’s latest strategy to attract a diverse workforce, focusing on supporting women and ethnic minorities to overcome barriers in the industry.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVES
This year alone, NDA has driven its diversity and inclusion improvement agenda through a number of new initiatives, including a focus on flexible and agile working in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It also strengthened its wellbeing and mental health approach, as well as launching four new group-wide employee support networks; gender balance, race equality, disability and LGBT+.
“We’re working at the NDA to transform our businesses into more diverse and inclusive places to work, and we’ve developed strategies and set ourselves targets to enable us to do that,” confirmed Arya. “Taking part in this event gave us an opportunity to share our progress and lessons learnt, learn from the successes of others and join forces with industry to build a stronger network of employers all working towards the same goal.”
The event, chaired by Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and diversity expert Trevor Philips, also presented an opportunity for organisations to share expertise and work together on current and upcoming diversity issues, confirmed NDA.
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