To annu­ally mon­i­tor how suc­cess­ful we are at ensur­ing equal­ity of oppor­tu­nity in the work­place, we mon­i­tor the out­comes of key employ­ment prac­tices and then use this infor­ma­tion to inform future practice.

All High­ways Agency staff and appli­cants are encour­aged to com­plete the Diver­sity Mon­i­tor­ing Form 50.2KB PDF which forms the basis of this mon­i­tor­ing. We then use this infor­ma­tion to mon­i­tor actual out­comes at key points in people’s work­ing life with us, for example:

• Recruit­ment and selec­tion — Who are we attract­ing to apply? Are we adver­tis­ing in the right places? Who is suc­cess­ful at the appli­ca­tion, inter­view and offer stages? Do we need to do any­thing to ensure that par­tic­u­lar groups are not dis­ad­van­taged by the way we do things?
• Train­ing — Does every­one have an equal oppor­tu­nity to apply for and go on rel­e­vant training?
• Pay — Are we sure peo­ple are get­ting paid equally for work of equal value? Are per­for­mance bonuses being allo­cated fairly?

The infor­ma­tion is held on a data­base with restricted access for mon­i­tor­ing pur­poses only.

Pub­li­ca­tions

• Equal­ity Mon­i­tor­ing in the High­ways Agency and DfT 2011-12
• Equal­ity Analy­sis Pay Award 2011