Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Lorna Conn, CEO

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are deeply embedded in Cpl’s commitment to excellence. We have a strong history of excellent female leaders and our DE&I strategy is designed to incrementally reduce inequality in our workplace.

At Cpl, we recognise that diversity is about differences, seen and unseen. Creating an inclusive environment improves the way we interact with each other, our clients, candidates, and our communities.

Cpl has been very active in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion space for many years but one of the first key milestones for Cpl was the establishment of our LGBT+ committee “BeProud@Cpl” in 2017. This marked the formal beginning of Cpl’s DEI journey and soon after we conducted a Cpl Sense of Us Survey. The Cpl Sense of Us Survey was a way for Cpl to gather information about the diversity of our workforce. This information was then used to form 6 key pillars of DE&I for Cpl. This included LGBTQ+, Gender Balance, Multicultural, Working Parents & Carers and Disability. From here, we devised programmes, initiatives, and events based on the information gathered in that survey.

Cpl is extremely proud to be accredited with the Gold Award from the Irish Centre for Diversity and we are currently working towards attaining the Gold Investors in Diversity EDI Mark’ which is about ensuring excellence and EDI is part of the DNA of our organisation.

Gender Pay Gap Report

This is Cpl Ireland's Gender Pay Gap (GPG) 2023 report. The Gender Pay Gap legislation ensures that there is clearer transparency on gender pay in the workplace.

We welcome this additional reporting measure which will support us as an organisation in increasing representation across our workforce.

Please download a copy of the report for a full breakdown of Cpl's key Gender Pay Gap metrics and the actions we're taking to address any inequalities.

You can find our 2022 Gender Pay Gap (GPG) 2023 report here.

DEI Awards

We are also very proud to have been awarded the Business & Finance Media Group's ESG Award for ‘Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Initiative’. Since attaining this award, Cpl has endeavored to build on the Diverse & Inclusive culture we have established. BeProud is our overarching brand for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Cpl.

We also include a strapline to be “Be You, Be Kind, Be Proud”. The use of the fingerprint in our logo is very important to us at Cpl as it highlights that every single person has a unique fingerprint making us all different because of our genetics, backgrounds, and experiences. We are firm advocates that everyone should be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and be proud to do so. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace will better our relationships and services with our clients, our candidates, our communities, and one another.

DEI Committee

At Cpl, we have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee comprised of people from across the Cpl Group. This dedicated group is responsible for collectively devising our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy and turning this strategy into action through the following areas:

Be Proud Cafés

We invite anyone who wants to be a part of the DEI journey to attend the Cafés and have their ideas heard. At present they are running bi-weekly and are themed based on the topics raised by attendees. There has been great engagement with these cafes to date. In addition to this, we have an ideas-sharing document available to the entire organisation if they wish to share their suggestions/feedback for any existing or new initiatives. The ideas and suggestions as an outcome of these Cafés are being captured and worked on by our DEI Committee.

Some of the topics we have discussed so far in these Cafés include:

Groups We Support to Enable a More Inclusive Workplace

Awareness Days

At Cpl we like to mark and celebrate days of importance to our people. Some examples of days we have celebrated or shared important information on are listed below:

Zero Discrimination Day | Ability Day | International Women's Day | International Men's Day | Pride

Training

We have a comprehensive list of trainings which are available for our people to attend. Some of which are listed below:

DE&I Strategic Goals and Action Plan 2022-2024

Internal Communications

We continuously update our people about our ambitions and progress made towards our D&I strategy. This is evident in the following ways:

Monthly Cpl News Bulletins with a dedicated slot for DEI | CEO Monthly updates | Quarterly DEI Newsletter | Monthly Wellbeing Newsletter | Regular updates

Cpl is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace will better our relationships and services with our clients, our candidates, our communities, and one another.