Gate One, the digital business transformation consultancy within Havas, today announced that it has been awarded a silver award in Autistica’s Neurodiversity Employers Index, featuring amongst 132 other UK organizations that took part.
The NDEI® offers a comprehensive overview of organisational performance within neuroinclusion, highlighting areas of strength and opportunities for change. Organisations are scored on three sub-domains which capture recruitment practices, neuroinclusive workplace practices, and culture. These scores are used to calculate an organisation’s overall NDEI® score.
Through participating in the NDEI®, we learned that:
- Only 30% of organisations have a clear neuroinclusion goal and strategy in place.
- Almost one in three (29%) of participating neurodivergent employees have experienced discrimination in the workplace related to their neurodivergence.
- Neurodivergent employees are less likely to feel comfortable requesting accommodations than their neurotypical colleagues, when accommodations can make a crucial difference in a neurodivergent individual’s chances of success in a role.
Silver awards recognise organisations that have made significant progress in neuroinclusion, implementing effective initiatives and policies. It highlighted that Gate One employees gave positive feedback, reflecting a good cultural ethos of neuroinclusion.
Sonia Cochet, Chief People Officer said: “At Gate One, we have made it our mission to create a more inclusive, diverse, and effective workforce where purpose-driven people create impact together. To put this into practice, in 2023, we launched our Gate One Neurodiversity & Disability (ND&D) network, and since then, the team has significantly expanded and has been focused on increasing awareness among employees, whilst also improving the experience of colleagues across the employee lifecycle. This award reflects the hard work of that team, and also the dedication of our entire workforce to create an inclusive workplace where neurodiversity can thrive.”
More information can be found on the Autistica website here.
To create meaningful change for our clients, our people and our communities, we need diverse talent and diverse ways of working. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where we can do our best work.
