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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Embedding fairness, transparency, and representation across recruitment and beyond.

Our Policy

At Harvey John, diversity matters. We work with clients to meet DE&I goals and continuously refine our recruitment practices to ensure an inclusive experience that reflects our company culture and supports all candidates.

We are committed to equality for employees, workers, and applicants, focusing on candidates’ qualifications and ability to perform the role. In line with the Equality Act (2010), we do not discriminate on any protected characteristic—be it age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or trade union membership. We avoid unnecessary requirements that could exclude any group and uphold a policy of fairness and equal opportunity.

Candidates are assessed solely on their skills and qualifications, with no room for discriminatory criteria. We ensure a fair, lawful process for every vacancy and assignment.

 

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Our Pledges

Clients

At Harvey John, we strive to discuss your company’s diversity and inclusion policies when taking job orders. This helps us understand your commitments, suggest best practices, and ensure your recruitment process is aligned with DE&I goals. It’s an opportunity for us to learn from each other and strengthen the process together.

Partnership

Unbiased Sourcing

Where possible, our recruiters conduct blind CV searches, removing personal details such as names, ages, and images to reduce unconscious bias. When it comes to creating shortlists, we actively source from diverse candidate pools using various platforms, performing competency-based screening and checking regularly to ensure our selections reflect industry diversity.

Selection

Inclusive Advertising

As recruiters, we recognise that our biggest output is our job advertisements. We created a bespoke notice that sits at the end of every ad we produce, explaining our commitment to continued improvement in terms of DE&I, and inviting applicants to enquire about the diversity practices of our clients, too.

 

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Diversity Champions

Our DE&I committee spans across the company, encompassing varying levels regardless of title. We meet three times a year to discuss DE&I-related issues that arise – or may arise – in terms of clients, candidates, and internally, working together to drive positive change from within.

Culture

Policy Review

We review our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy annually. If we identify any concerns, we take action to improve it, ensuring we meet the highest legal and ethical standards.

Governance

Reporting

We collect DEI data in our system on both placed and registered candidates and build an annual report to give our clients a clearer picture of the market. By analysing insights across Accountancy & Finance, Tax & Treasury, and Legal, we better understand the candidate landscape and address systemic gaps.

Insights