Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing

Transparency and accountability are central to our approach to diversity and inclusion. We listen to our people through regular engagement surveys, helping us understand their experiences, recognise what is working well and identify where further action is needed.

We assess our progress and share our findings openly, using these insights to focus our efforts and drive continuous improvement. You can read more in our Deloitte UK: Pay & Inclusion Report 2026.

At Deloitte, we create a culture where everyone belongs. We empower our people to feel valued, respected, and supported to thrive. This is brought to life through our 12 vibrant diversity networks with more than 15,000 colleagues across the UK.

Our networks connect colleagues who share common experiences, and identities, and welcome everyone who champions inclusion. The networks play a vital role in celebrating diversity, building understanding, overcoming barriers, and driving positive change at Deloitte. They're places to connect, learn, build meaningful relationships, support one another, advocate for equality, and celebrate diversity together.

Our networks:

• Five faith-based networks—Christian Fellowship, Hindu Network, Jewish Network, Muslim Network, and Sikh Network—provide a safe space for colleagues to share experiences, celebrate traditions, and build understanding.
• Deloitte’s Black Network celebrates Black heritage, empowers colleagues, and promotes racial equity across Deloitte.
• Multicultural Network brings together colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds to share experience, raise awareness, and celebrate diversity.
• Workability & Neurodiversity Networks create a supportive community for colleagues with visible or invisible disabilities and long-term health conditions, championing inclusion and celebrating neurodiversity.
• Gender Balance Network promotes gender equality by challenging stereotypes, and actively supporting development opportunities to enable everyone to thrive and progress in their careers.
• Working Families Network supports colleagues with parenting and caring responsibilities, providing a space to share experiences and resources to help balance work and personal life.
• Proud at Deloitte celebrates diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity, fostering allyship, and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves.

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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. Discover more

We believe that inclusion and wellbeing are intrinsically linked, and that wellbeing is shaped by our everyday experience of work.

Our approach is focused on creating healthy work – where how we work, support, lead and connect enables everyone to thrive and perform at their best, sustainably.

We believe it’s about creating the right working environment, supporting people through the moments that matter, enabling open conversations about how we work, and making sure the right support is there when it’s needed.

Wellbeing is something we all have a part to play in – as a firm, as leaders and as individuals.

Key highlights

• Support for your health and everyday life, through comprehensive benefits including Private Medical Insurance, Back-Up Care for those with caring responsibilities, Bike4Work and discounted gym memberships.

• Confidential support, whenever it’s needed, through our independent Advice Line (Employee Assistance Programme), available 24/7, with access to in-person or virtual counselling for you and your immediate family.

• Wellbeing support that’s easy to find, through our My Wellbeing site and interactive brochure, alongside tailored guidance covering topics including menopause, domestic abuse, LGBTQ+ and Black heritage.

• Someone to talk to, through our network of trained Mental Health Champions, who listen, support and signpost colleagues to appropriate support.

• Specialist support when it’s needed, through our Wellness Advisory team, supporting occupational health needs, sickness absence and workplace adjustments.

• Support through different stages of life, including industry-leading family-friendly policies and equal paid parental leave.

• Open conversations about how we work, through our Ways of Working framework, helping colleagues share their working preferences and teams agree how they work together, including in a hybrid environment.

• Helping our leaders create healthy work, with practical guidance to support wellbeing conversations and proactive action through our People Leader Wellbeing Toolkit.

• Wellbeing from the start of your career with us, with tailored support for colleagues joining the firm and throughout their Early Careers journey.

We’re proud of our commitment to wellbeing, while recognising that creating a culture of healthy work requires continued focus and improvement.

We’re an active and founding member of the Mind Forward Alliance and participate in its Thriving at Work Assessment bi-annually. The assessment helps organisations measure progress in creating mentally healthy workplaces against evidence-based standards and provides benchmarking against industry peers.

We’re proud to currently hold Level 4, the ‘Excelling’ award, and remain committed to progressing towards Level 5, ‘Health Creating’.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion extends beyond our workplace. We actively partner with a variety of professional organisations and charities to create positive change in our communities. This collaborative approach is further enhanced by our colleague-led diversity networks, each of which has chosen a charity to support, reflecting our shared values and commitment to social responsibility.

See our partners below:

• Access Accountancy
• Business Disability Forum
• Carers UK
• Just Like Us
• MindForward Alliance (formerly City Mental Health Alliance)
• Scope
• Sickle Cell Society
• Young Women's Trust

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.

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?

Our values and purpose

We remain committed to making an impact for our people, clients and wider society. While we are proud of the progress we have made, we recognise that building a truly inclusive workplace requires sustained focus, continual learning and long-term commitment.

Our newly appointed UK Executive is focused on building on this momentum, working alongside leaders across our EMEA firm to drive meaningful and lasting change. At the same time, we want everyone across our firm to play their part by bringing our Shared Values to life through their everyday actions and decisions.

Transparency and accountability will remain at the heart of our approach. We will continue to publish meaningful data, report openly on our progress and use evidence-based insights to guide our priorities. By combining robust data, colleague feedback and targeted interventions, we can better understand where barriers remain and focus our efforts where they can have the greatest impact. Central to this is listening to our people.

Through ongoing collaboration with our twelve diversity networks, Inclusion Council and Black Advisory Group, we will continue to listen, learn and respond. Together, these partnerships help ensure our actions are informed by lived experience, supported by evidence and focused on creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

As we look ahead, we remain focused on creating a firm that is increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive - one where all our people feel valued, supported and able to achieve their full potential.