May 2023

• Hays Ireland is one of only 11 corporates to receive this prestigious accreditation;
• The Irish Centre for Diversity recognises corporates that embed EDI into the DNA of their business;
• Hays Ireland comment: ““Hays is dedicated to placing people in roles where they can flourish and succeed. By valuing meaningful equality, diversity and inclusion, we’re better placed to propel candidates toward realising their career ambitions and to support our clients in reaching and optimising the widest possible talent pool”

Hays Ireland has been awarded Gold status in the Investors in Diversity (IiD) accreditation by the Irish Centre for Diversity. It was one of only 11 corporates in Ireland to receives this prestigious recognition, awarded by professional advocacy group, the Irish Centre for Diversity.

The Irish Centre for Diversity works in partnership with organisations across Ireland at all stages of their equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) journey. Its award accreditation recognises corporates that have demonstrated tangible leadership in the EDI space and have embedded EDI into the DNA of the business. According to the Irish Centre for Diversity: “We want organisations to do more than just tick boxes; we want them to transform the workplace environment to one which is equitable and inclusive.”

In order to gain a ‘Gold Investors in Diversity EDI Mark’, organisations are required to conduct an in-depth self-assessment of EDI practices across five key categories. This encompasses:

1. Diverse and Inclusive Leadership
2. Policies, Procedures, Processes
3. Recruitment, Retention and Progression
4. Recording and Monitoring
5. Impact on external diversity

Commenting on the gold status recognition, Hays Ireland director, Maureen Lynch, said:

“Hays is dedicated to placing people in roles where they can flourish and succeed. By valuing meaningful equality, diversity and inclusion, we’re better placed to propel candidates toward realising their career ambitions and to support our clients in reaching and optimising the widest possible talent pool.

“We are delighted to see our efforts in this space recognised by the Irish Centre of Diversity. At both and international and domestic level, our ED&I strategy has consistently informed all levels of our business decision making, and we will continue to invest and educate ourselves, in partnership with organisations like the Irish Centre of Diversity, on how we can get better and do more to support our clients and colleagues on their respective EDI journeys.”

For more information, visit https://irishcentrefordiversity.ie/about-us/

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Contact

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Paddy O’Dea, FINN Partners
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About Hays

Hays plc (the "Group") is the world’s leading specialist in workforce solutions and recruitment, such as RPO and MSP. The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK, Germany and Australia and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe, Latin America and Asia. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. As at 30 June 2022, the Group employed c.13,000 staff operating from 253 offices in 32 countries. For the year ended 30 June 2022:

– the Group reported net fees of £1,189.4 million and operating profit of £210.1 million;

– the Group placed around 83,750 candidates into permanent jobs and around 250,000 people into temporary roles;

– 16% of Group net fees were generated in Australia & New Zealand, 26% in Germany, 22% in United Kingdom & Ireland and 36% in Rest of World (RoW);

– the temporary placement business represented 55% of net fees and the permanent placement business represented 45% of net fees;

– Technology is the Group’s largest division, with 26% of net fees, while Accountancy & Finance (14%) and Construction & Property (11%), are the next largest

– Hays operates in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA