Skanska

Skanska

2y

Skanska UK has been recognised as a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer that goes the extra mile to make sure disabled people are considered fairly in recruitment. Disability Confident is a government initiative designed to encourage employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. The scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace by: • Challenging attitudes towards disability, • Increasing understanding of disability, • Removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions • Ensuring that disabled people can fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. As part of our recognition under the scheme, we are committed to: • Encouraging our suppliers to become part of the scheme. • Ensuring every candidate can request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, ensuring that a role’s skills criteria are concise so as not to exclude anyone. This ensures fairness and transparency in the process. • Advertising our vacancies as widely as possible. • Guaranteeing an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum skills criteria for a role. Why is this important to Skanska? Becoming part of the Disability Confident scheme demonstrates that our values and priorities align with those of our Employee...Show more

Skanska

2y

Our UK Head Office environment was designed to support inclusive collaboration, creativity and innovation. The office space includes private booths, quiet rooms, contemplation areas and collaboration hubs, designed to support many different ways of working. The facilities include a restaurant, café, gym and wellness centre, plus our own beehive on the roof. We have adapted our new Head Office at Leavesden Park to increase accessibility, sustainability, and the capacity for flexible working in accordance with the Fitwel certification scheme: • We assessed the walkability of the location i.e., proximity to local amenities, including Leavesden Country Park restorative garden, open spaces, and transport links. • A universally accessible pedestrian route between the entrance and transit stops. • On-site parking for 309 cars, including accessible parking, 100 electric vehicle charger points and bicycle park. Office accessibility and inclusion • Lift access to all levels. • Accessible toilets and gender-neutral toilets on each floor • Flooring material throughout is designed to be accessible for wheelchair users. • The office décor and layout were designed specifically to consider our neurodivergent colleagues. • Clear wayfinding and office signage designed to support easy navigation around the building. • Meeting rooms have blinds to shut out daylight for colleagues who are sensitive to light or using screen readers. • Dedicated quiet rooms as well as a parent room...Show more

Skanska

2y

In 2022, we moved into our new UK head office at Leavesden Park in Watford. Our new work environment was designed to support inclusive collaboration, creativity and innovation. The office space includes private booths, quiet rooms, contemplation areas and collaboration hubs, designed to support many different ways of working. The move reflects the lessons we have learned about working flexibly during the covid-19 pandemic. We wanted a space that allowed our teams to work collaboratively in an environment, which was both accessible and that had a positive impact on the mental wellbeing of our employees. As an organisation, we are dedicated to furthering our longstanding commitment to sustainability, aiming to implement the Fitwel® certification system across all of our office locations. Fitwel® is the world’s leading certification system for optimising building design and operations to support human health and well-being and at Skanska, we believe it is vital that we provide environments that empower the people working within them to be productive and healthy. ...Show more