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Equality, diversity & inclusion

At Peel Ports we want every one of our employees to feel empowered to be themselves and thrive at work every day. This is why we are fully committed to supporting an inclusive, welcoming and fair culture where everyone is respected equally.

 

Whilst there is no denying there is a big challenge in the maritime industry around equality, diversity and inclusion, we have a dedicated team who are strengthening the approach we take to:

 

  • Working towards greater gender balance
  • Nurturing racial and ethnic inclusion
  • Fostering LGBTQ + inclusion
  • Supporting people with disabilities

Did you know?

Peel Ports is actively involved with the Department of Transport and Maritime UK on the ‘Women in Maritime Charter’ and signed the ‘Women in Maritime Pledge’ in 2018. 

Peel Ports has made a range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), designed specifically for women, available to its employees.

As part of the InnovateHer partnership, Peel Ports will be hosting masterclasses in schools and virtual forums, and supporting up to 600 female students across Liverpool.

Taking action on gender imbalance

At Peel Ports we are working to achieve greater gender balance across all ports, operations and functions. Every one of our roles is equally suited to both men and women and we have set some big goals to ensure we have a greater representation of women.  

We actively seek and encourage applications from female candidates and we have developed initiatives to ensure this is continued from the initial recruitment process to promotion and career progression opportunities.

Initiatives include greater female representation in senior roles, mentoring, agile and mobile working and bespoke support options where necessary.

Nurturing racial and ethnic inclusion

Peel Ports stands firm on ensuring racism, harassment or discrimination are not tolerated and everyone is treated equally no matter their race or ethnic background. We want to lead the way within the maritime industry and drive positive attitudes.

We have a number of initiatives and have the necessary support from dedicated consultants to help shape our strategy and reach our goals. From consulting, listening and learning from colleagues, to ensuring everyone feel safe and empowered to report any issues and know where to get support.

We are developing local initiatives to increase black and ethnic minority career applications for greater representation and to better reflect the communities at all locations.

Fostering LGBT+ inclusion

We fully support  LGBTQ+ communities and want everyone to feel safe to be who they are without any fear of discrimination or prejudice. To achieve this, we are taking action on a number of fronts:

  • We’re creating a network of LGBTQ+ champions at each of our locations to promote confidence and provide support
  • Bespoke training programmes for staff
  • Zero tolerance policy towards discrimination
  • Awareness-building to promote a diverse and inclusive culture
  • Supporting external events and showcasing our support for these communities

Supporting people with disabilities

At Peel Ports we put ability in the workplace and every day life ahead of any visual or invisible disability, we want to access the widest pool of talent and encourage everyone to take part, be active and connected so they can reach their full potential.

We are working to become a Disability Confident Employer, a UK government certification scheme designed to improve how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities.  We will challenge attitudes and negative perceptions towards disability, increase awareness and training and remove barriers so disabled people have every opportunity to have a fulfilled career with us and realise their ambitions.

Better mental health

The health and safety of our employees and all port users is our top priority. We invest heavily to ensure we have every measure in place to protect people and this also includes mental health. We have developed a range of initiatives designed to provide people with the confidence to seek support without stigma:

  • Actively promoting mental health awareness
  • Our annual health and safety staff conference covers this important area
  • Training programmes for all managers and supervisors
  • Easy to identify mental health first aiders across all locations

Our Partnerships

Peel Ports partners with Innovate Her to encourage inclusion and promote STEM subjects to Liverpool students

Peel Ports Group has partnered with social enterprise Innovate Her to encourage diversity and inclusion across the organisation and promote STEM subjects

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Academic tie-up to improve port innovation

Peel Ports Group has entered into a partnership with the University of Liverpool’s Management School to enhance its newly-formed Innovation Forum.

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Meet The Team - Davinia Monclus, Peel Ports Pilot

Davinia Monclus, one of our vessel pilots at Medway, pursued her ambition to become one of only a handful of British female pilots working around the world.

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Jobs For The Future

As the maritime industry continues to thrive, ports and the wider sector create growth through investment, bringing employment to the community and as most jobs are physically located on or near the port estate, provide long-term, stable roles for local people. The extensive variety of jobs provides many opportunities for apprenticeships, on-the-job academic learning, and a varied career for life.

ETF Jobs For The Future

Our World

We care about the environment and we are working to minimise the impact of our operations; from our commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2040, our innovation forum designed to find sustainable solutions, through to our use of HVO fuels and the enabling the development of renewable energy across our sites, our past and future investments take into account our wider sustainable agenda.

ETF Our World

Social & Good Causes

Our charities are nominated by employees at each of our port locations and we encourage our teams to be as engaged as possible in making a difference in their community. We have donated laptops, raised festive funds, organised litter picks and supported a number of causes to support local communities and projects.

Social and good causes

A Level Playing Field Whitepaper

The role of ports in achieving better outcomes for the UK’s levelling up agenda

Careers

If you like the idea of joining a group of highly skilled people who thrive on exciting challenge and opportunities, then we’d like to hear from you.

A Level Playing Field Whitepaper

The role of ports in achieving better outcomes for the UK’s levelling up agenda

Careers

If you like the idea of joining a group of highly skilled people who thrive on exciting challenge and opportunities, then we’d like to hear from you.

A Level Playing Field Whitepaper

The role of ports in achieving better outcomes for the UK’s levelling up agenda

Careers

If you like the idea of joining a group of highly skilled people who thrive on exciting challenge and opportunities, then we’d like to hear from you.