Diversity & Inclusion
Our people are at the heart of Deloitte. United by shared values, each of us brings our own ideas, skills and perspectives to make impactful changes for our colleagues, clients and society.
Meet our people
We’re committed to building a culture of inclusion, that empowers our people to thrive and fosters a sense of belonging.
Hear from our people as they share their stories.
Inclusion at Deloitte
We are committed to identifying and removing barriers to inclusion. It’s embedded across our core policies, processes, and leadership representation goals, to ensure that all our people understand their role in fostering an inclusive environment and feel safe to speak up.
We want everyone to feel able to be their true authentic selves and reach their full potential, because when you feel like you belong, you’re better able to thrive. The responsibility for building a culture of inclusion sits with every one of us.
"We’re committed to ensuring our firm is inclusive, where individual differences are respected and valued. An inclusive culture means encouraging true diversity of thought and creating an environment that allows everyone to play to their strengths."
Richard Houston
Senior Partner and CEO, Deloitte UK and Deloitte North and South Europe
Our Inclusion priorities
Deloitte’s Diversity Networks
Our Diversity Networks connect people who share characteristics such as gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity and parenting/caring responsibilities, creating a welcoming, inclusive environment – one where creativity and diversity thrive.
Our 7,000 member networks play a vital role in fostering a culture of inclusion, and an environment where we all feel safe and look out for one another, providing a sense of belonging as well as enabling us to develop important links with clients.
Our growing communities of allies as part of our networks help champion advocacy at the firm, tackling bias and unacceptable behaviour, and speaking up to effect change.
Wellbeing
We are committed to offering an environment which supports both the mental and physical wellbeing of our people.
We have a network of professionally trained mental health champions at Partner level, who employees can approach confidentially, outside of line management structures, if they have a mental health problem or concern.
Our champions are also available to give advice to managers about facilitating conversations with team members who they suspect are experiencing mental ill health.
In addition to our mental health support, we also offer physical support with access to state of the art on campus gym facilities in our London and Reading offices, as well as subsidised access to gyms across the country.
We also host a programme of wellbeing events and activities, in addition to those which are captured as part of our core learning curriculum. Discover more about our agile ways of working we offer to support you.
Three wellbeing basics
Our partnerships
We believe that working with other organisations only makes us stronger. Find out who we partner with below.
- Business in the Community – Gender and Race campaigns
- Business Disability Forum
- MindForward Alliance UK (formerly City Mental Health Alliance)
- My Family Care
- Blueprint For All
- INvolve
Supporting your recruitment experience
At Deloitte we want everyone to have the chance to succeed. We recognise that some people might need additional support during the recruitment process and we work hard to ensure everyone’s individual needs are accommodated.
That’s why we want to remove any possible barriers for people applying to join us and offer a wide range of reasonable adjustments, to help people realise their potential. As well as support during the recruitment processes- such as extra time and alternative interview formats- we have fully accessible offices, software to support people with neurodiversity or physical disabilities, and flexible, hybrid working arrangements, to ensure everyone can work in a way that suits them.
Our recruiters will work with you to learn more about your support needs and identify reasonable adjustments that will help you to be at your best and have a more personalised experience. We won’t require you to provide proof to support your request; we trust you. If you require support or adjustments during the application or assessment process, please reach out to our team to help you.
Working well: the future of hybrid life
Listen to our Green Room Podcast episode focused on “How do we create work that’s good for our wellbeing?” Experts from Deloitte and Headspace, the meditation and mindfulness app, discuss the challenges and opportunities of hybrid working and the importance of placing wellbeing at the heart of working life.
Hosts George and Ethan are joined in The Green Room by Jackie Henry, UK Managing Partner for People and Purpose at Deloitte and Jolawn Victor, Chief International Officer at Headspace. During the episode they discuss:
- What’s working life like right now for people? What’s working well, and what are others struggling with?
- The impact of the pandemic on mental health and work?
- Can we create work that’s actually good for our wellbeing?
- What are the big things employers need to think about?
- Could we really have the best of both worlds?
