REVEALED: 2021’s RIDI Awards finalists

The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards has revealed 2021’s finalists today, after another record year of entries.

Now, in its eighth year, the RIDI Awards celebrate pioneering employers and recruiters who, as we return to a very different working world, are safeguarding and progressing opportunities for disabled job seekers through accessible and equitable employment policies and processes.

RIDI is a unique initiative to lead change in recruitment by encouraging and supporting recruiters and businesses to remove the barriers faced by the millions of disabled job seekers; particularly at a time when many organisations are recruiting to fill a high number of vacancies.

DISABILITY CONFIDENT

“The breadth, diversity and calibre of finalists in the eighth annual RIDI Awards actively demonstrates the progress being made in the UK towards greater disability inclusion,” commented Evenbreak CEO and RIDI Head Judge, Jane Hatton. “Our awards celebrate the very best of disability confident recruitment and I would like to congratulate all the finalists, who have made it through to the final round of judging. These are stories of best practice and success that should inspire the recruitment industry to continue to take the necessary steps to recruit back better and put disability confident recruitment at the top of the agenda.”

2021 RIDI AWARDS FINALISTS

This year’s RIDI Awards finalists (in alphabetical order) include:

Best Inclusive Recruitment Campaign

• ViacomCBS
• Zero2Hero Apprentice Scheme
• GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
• NHS Business Service Authority

Disability Confident

• Network Rail Disability Matters Programme
• Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Atkins
• Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Disability Specialist

• C Talent
• The SAMEE Charity
• Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Team
• Patchwork Hub

Getting Started

• PageGroup
• Mace Group – Enabled at Mace ERG
• UNIQLO Europe Limited
• Travelers Europe
• North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Inclusive Recruiter of the Year

• TPP Recruitment
• PageGroup
• Civil Service Fast Stream and Emerging Talent Team
• North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Making a Difference – Private Sector

• DPD UK – Steve Mills
• Utilita
• Financial Times Early Careers Programmes
• Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra JV

Making a Difference – Public Sector

• Project SEARCH
• North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Devon Partnership NHS Trust
• North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Recruiting Back Better

• Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• myInterview
• Guidant Global
• BartsAbility – Barts Health NHS Trust

The winners will be announced by RIDI at a virtual ceremony on 3rd December 2021. Details to be announced soon. Check out last year’s RIDI awards winners here.