Inclusive Employment

£2.8m

apprenticeship levy funds transferred to London businesses to create apprenticeships

4,000

apprenticeships supported

each year

10,400+

pay uplifts linked to the

London Living Wage

87,000+

people now working for a

Good Work Standard

accredited employer

Goal

Support ‘good work’ and take steps to make our workforces representative of London’s communities at all levels of our organisations.

Key deliverables

  •  Adopting more inclusive recruitment processes including more proactive outreach to underrepresented communities  

  • Offering more supported internships  

  • Creating more inclusive workplaces from the perspective of both disability and ethnicity, with a particular focus on retention and progression  

  • Achieving London Living Wage accreditation (where not already in place)  

  • Achieving the Mayor’s Good Work Standard accreditation (where not already in place)  

  • Driving up apprenticeship creation, including through transfer of unspent apprenticeship levy  

  • Help more Londoners from underrepresented backgrounds into ‘good work’ paying at least the London Living Wage   

  • Make progress in closing our gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps  

Members

Arsenal Football Club ~ Association of Colleges ~ Battersea Power Station Development Company ~ BusinessLDN ~ Capital City College Group ~ Film London ~ Greater London Authority (GLA) ~ Ingeus ~ Lambeth Council ~ London Chamber of Commerce and Industry ~ London City Airport ~ London Fire Brigade ~ London Higher ~ London Metropolitan University ~ Middlesex University ~ Thames Water ~ Transport for London ~ University of London ~ Waltham Forest College.

Programme highlights

Key resources

Guide: LAIN Workforce Disability Data

Learning and experience shared by LAIN members and experts from Business Disability Forum and Radius Networks on how we are using workforce data to ensure a more inclusive and representative workforce.

Website: Benefits of Living Wage accreditation

The Living Wage Foundation’s website includes resources and information on the independent movement of businesses and people that choose to pay a real Living Wage based on the cost of living.

Accreditation scheme: Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard
The Good Work Standard brings together the best employment practice with links to resources and support.

Toolkit: Workforce Integration Network

A suite of resources to help employers address the underrepresentation of young black men in the workplace.

Website: The London Progression Collaboration

This website supports businesses to create new apprenticeship opportunities, including helping large organisations to transfer unspent apprenticeship levy to smaller businesses in London.

Webinar: Watch LAIN’s Workforce Disability Data Webinar
A free webinar focused on the importance of utilising high-quality disability data to address and close disability pay gaps. This session is particularly beneficial for professionals in HR, EDI leads, learning and development, and staff disability networks.

Interesting reads

Case studies

Since 2021, Thames Water has proudly partnered with the 10,000 Black Interns programme, creating paid internship opportunities for young Black professionals from diverse social and economic backgrounds. Listen to Temitope’s story.

Meet Nikita, a determined 23-year-old with additional learning needs, who shares how securing her first job, with the help of Project Search delivered by Waltham Forest College and the NHS, has transformed her life.

Meet Nikita, a determined 23-year-old with additional learning needs, who shares how securing her first job, with the help of Project Search delivered by Waltham Forest College and the NHS, has transformed her life.