Diversity, training and skills, right to work, wellbeing, exploitation, fairness, inclusion and respect and employment conditions are common challenges faced by organisations and their supply chains. People issues are vast, yet all connected.
The School provides free, industry-endorsed CPD training and resources, guidance and toolkits to help address these challenges. It also provides a People Assessment and benchmarking tool to help identify strengths and opportunities for development of your workforce strategy.
Your people are your greatest asset and organisations with an effective workforce strategy benefit from increased staff retention, improved supply chain resilience, reduced risk, increased productivity and being seen as an employer of choice.
The workforce strategy for the built environment.
The People Matter Charter was created to help organisations up and down the supply chain address these challenges together, in one workforce strategy. The Charter has eight commitments that can apply to any organisation, of any size.
Learn more about the charterThe People Matter Charter
People maturity assessment
Take the People maturity assessment to understand and benchmark your maturity in addressing topics such as wellbeing, training and skills, wages, human rights and modern slavery.
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Getting to grips with ethical and lawful employment.
Making our workplaces even better for everyone.
The basic rights and freedoms that belong to everyone
With an estimated 49.6 million victims worldwide, modern slavery is…
Ensuring a legitimate, safe workforce, preventing illegal working and avoiding…
Attracting, developing and retaining talent to improve productivity and enable…
4.8 million workers are paid less than a real Living…
Addressing wellbeing and welfare improvement across the whole value chain…
Assess and benchmark your commitment to people
People are our most valuable resource, yet our industry struggles with a range of interconnected people related challenges. We struggle to attract new entrants and retain existing talent, and we suffer from a reputation associated with poor working conditions and employment practices. On top of that, we have complex supply chains which are considered at high risk of modern slavery and labour exploitation.
The People Matter Charter identifies what a responsible business should have in place to demonstrate that your people matter.
The People Matter Charter
A set of standards for the entire industry, created by stakeholders from across the industry.
Wages
The Living Wage – An Employee Testimony
Web link
5 minutesCommitment
FIR Toolkit
Web link
Materials
A Plan for Public Procurement: Food & Catering
Document/Presentation
Wellbeing
Wellbeing in the Built Environment
Document/Presentation
Training and Skills
Assess and benchmark your commitment to people
Video
Energy and Carbon
Climate Change Injustice
Web link
Wages
Ethical Employment Trends Report 2021
Document/Presentation
Right to Work
How to check if someone can work in the UK
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