Deloitte named a Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality

Deloitte named a Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality

Deloitte UK has today been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list for the tenth year running. The list, which is published in partnership with Business in the Community (BITC), recognises Deloitte as one of the top 50 organisations that continues to prioritise gender equality.

In September 2024 Deloitte UK announced a new policy of 26 weeks’ fully paid parental leave for all its new parents, alongside other policies that support all parents in balancing work and family responsibilities, ultimately fostering greater gender equality in the workplace. Deloitte was also a founding partner of the Working Families "Family Friendly Workplaces" accreditation, as well one of the first companies to be certified.

Furthermore, Deloitte UK supports diversity and inclusion in the firm through flexible working and initiatives such as the expanded Future Leaders Programme. This year, 20 women (33%) were promoted to partner at Deloitte UK, increasing the total number of Deloitte UK’s women partners to 421 (31%).

Jackie Henry, managing partner, People and Purpose at Deloitte UK, said: "Deloitte UK's inclusion in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list is important recognition of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, where everyone can thrive. I was proud to launch our new family policy providing 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents. We know that equalising paid parenting leave is an important step in improving gender equality and in giving families the opportunity to share responsibility right from the early days of parenthood.”

This year the firm celebrated 15 years of its Deloitte Academy Women on Boards programme, empowering 344 aspiring Non-Executive Directors from a wide range of industries and senior leadership roles. Combined with its Deloitte Academy Race in the Boardroom Programme, these initiatives demonstrate its long-term investment in building a diverse and inclusive pipeline of talent in UK business.

Among other wider initiatives Deloitte UK also champions gender equality across the UK's technology sector through initiatives such as our Fast 50 Women in Leadership, which recognises the fastest-growing tech companies led by female CEOs or founded by teams with at least 50% women, and our sponsorship of Unlock VC, which worked to increase gender diversity in venture capital. Deloitte's Women in Data community runs many events to support women’s career development, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Last year this included a flagship conference, hackathon, and workshops.

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Notes to editors:

Deloitte UK will publish updated diversity targets in its Annual Review on 30 September 2025.

Deloitte policies announced in September 2024:

• Implemented a new parental leave policy providing 26 weeks of full pay for all parents, effective January 1, 2025.
• Strengthened support for fertility treatment by providing paid time off.
• Offered additional paid leave (up to 12 weeks) for parents of children requiring neonatal care.
• Increased support for carers by offering our people with long-term caregiving roles the opportunity to take an additional five days of paid leave per year.
• Over the past few years, Deloitte launched a series of new policies to support gender equality. This includes enhancements to parental leave, bereavement and baby loss, and a new menopause policy and community, alongside cover for assisted fertility treatment and gender dysphoria as part of the firm’s private medical insurance.

Inclusion at Deloitte

• Deloitte UK is committed to nurturing the next generation of female leaders. It has achieved over 250,000 views in its apprenticeship recruitment campaign targeting women.
• Deloitte has embraced diversity, ensuring “conscious inclusion” within its succession, progression and promotion approaches to eliminate bias and ensure equality of opportunity at all levels.
• Deloitte offers additional targeted developmental support (including sponsorship and workshops) to high potential individuals. It reviews future promotions through both gender and ethnicity lenses to eliminate bias and track and monitor progress against our inclusion goals.
• Recruiters and hiring managers are trained on bias and inclusion. They also outline expectations of key suppliers regarding diversity and inclusion.
• Deloitte has increased the number of women interviewers and increased female representation at student events.
• The firm has targeted the recruitment of women through programmatic ads and mobile advertising.
• It has fostered a strong network through 'Women at the Wheel' for the next generation of automotive industry leaders.

Empowering women: Deloitte's social impact initiatives

• Deloitte strengthened its commitment to young women's empowerment and renewed its Young Women’s Trust partnership for a fourth financial year. It has supported the charity through over 1,600 hours of pro bono employee support.
• It has also launched a new SmartWorks charity partnership in its London and Leeds offices helping to empower unemployed women with the clothes, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at their job interview and transform their lives.