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On Friday 29th September, we embarked on an extraordinary journey at Rapport, coming together for our very first charity fundraising event. With our minds set on a target of £10,000, we embarked on a night of laughter, music, and unity in support of our valued charity partners: West Lea School, The Wildlife Trusts, and Down Syndrome Ireland.

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News

Rapport Guest Services has teamed up with myGwork to raise much-needed funds for HIV and AIDS charities across the UK.

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Interviews

In this week’s Meet & Greet interview, myGwork member and Rapport Guest Services' Diversity & Inclusion Business Partner Emily Abbam talks about the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion and education in the workplace. She also provides insights into her role and how she maintains a work-life balance.myGwork: Can you tell us a bit about your caree...

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By The Pride @ Rapport Committee 1. Provide diversity and inclusion training for all levels of staff on a regular basis.2. Have gender-neutral toilets so that everyone feels comfortable about where to go.3. Host workshops and initiatives for your workforce to gain more exposure to the LGBTQ+ community. Exposure is a powerful tool to combat pre...

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The workplace is where many people spend a fair chunk of their week. On average, a full-time worker could spend 250 days or more at work every year. Whether we are physically at the workplace or working from home, our professions can be such a huge part of our lives, as well as using up an amount of our social and emotional time. But no matter how...

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Culture

Earlier this month, Rapport Guest Services hosted
our very first in-person event for their Be Yourself @ Rapport Diversity and
Inclusion Networks.This was a time for them to
celebrate and recognise the fantastic work of all our Networks, as well as
discuss what more the networks can all do to collaborate for this year and
beyond, so everyone f...

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Business

UK Black Pride is Europe’s largest celebration for LGBTQ+ people of African,
Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, and Middle Eastern descent. UK Black Pride is
a safe space to celebrate diverse sexualities, gender identities, cultures,
gender expressions, and backgrounds. Importantly, UK Black Pride promotes unity
and cooperation among LGBTQ+...

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Business

Saturday was Rapport's 2021 Collaboration Day. This year, our collaboration day was very special for a number of reasons, but this was the first time in a long while that many of the team had seen each other in person. They definitely deserved to let their hair down!This was also a very emotional day as we said a heartfelt goodbye to Greg Mace...

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By Natasha Whitehurst, Head of HR at RapportTalk to your HR team about creating a trans and nonbinary inclusion policy.Create and implement inclusive uniform and grooming guidelines.Make inclusive toilets a reality.Create a safe place to welcome and discuss ideas, like an LGBTQIA+ network.Provide education on email etiquette and how to write e...

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By Sam Hunt, Talent & Culture Manager at RapportEncourage everyone to include pronouns on their email signatures.Include a diversity statement in your job adverts.Provide education to your staff about diversity and unconscious bias.Organise company activities for Transgender Awareness Week.Openly offer support and wellbeing resources.Educa...

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By Lucy Putruele, Facilities Coordinator at RapportRespect pronouns, if you don't know the pronouns - listen first.Don't make assumptions: either about sexuality or how a trans person should look.Be respectful: (don't ask their "birth name" or ask about their body)Give them a platform, Show up, support their causes, if they are asking for chan...

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On Tuesday 29th October a Rapport site in Camberley held a site wide Diwali celebration in the canteen. This was thought of and organised by the site’s leadership team and all employees were invited to come along and celebrate the Festival of Lights. A dress down day was included with traditional Indian dress or bright celebratory colours encourage...

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Rapport were presented with the award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion 2019 at the HR in Hospitality event held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Knightsbridge on Friday the 27th September 2019. Natasha Whitehurst (Head of HR) Winning this award is a huge achievement and highlights the hard work, time and attention from the bu...

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