As part of our commitment to the mental health & wellbeing of our staff and honouring the Sisk values of Care, Integrity and Excellence we launched our pioneering mental health programme ‘I Am Here’.
Over the last number of years Sisk have been working hard to move beyond mental health awareness. It is well recognised that one of the biggest challenges facing the construction sector in the modern era is mental health.
Compassionate connection and conversation are at the heart of ‘I Am Here’.
The courage, confidence and skills to have these conversations are achieved through a continual learning and support programme, empowering people to signpost existing help and support services to those in need.
This is a worldwide campaign profiling many of the world’s women in STEM. The idea is that by providing role models to look up to, the next generation might be inspired to consider a career in STEM.
But it’s not just women from across all the different STEM areas the campaign wants to highlight. It also shines a light on the all-important male advocates and we were delighted that Sisk males were some of the first to show their support for this campaign.
Sisk achieved an Investors in Diversity Silver award. The accolade, from the Irish Centre for Diversity, means that Sisk is fully committed to diversity as an organisation and the award is valid for two years.
The assessment is based on a number of criteria, including feedback from staff. It also shows that we are living our values, as we strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can do their best work.
Sam Painting - Undergraduate Engineer
"Dyslexia has always been a challenge for me but during school and university help was always offered; it could range from extra time in exams to a study support tutor. During these support sessions I would be taught how to use specific software that would help my learning." Sam Painting - Undergraduate Engineer
The purpose of this employee-driven network is to provide another platform in the business for our people to grow their networks across different business areas and functions, build new skills, and champion our agenda on gender equality.
Our goal is to create an environment where inclusion is part of the fabric of our business. We recognise that our proposed actions on levelling the playing field will only succeed with the right culture along with support from our senior leadership, the commitment of our Diversity and Inclusion action team and clearly defined targets.
