Home / Social Mobility

Social Mobility

Sodexo once again named among the UK’s top 75 employers driving social mobility

Sodexo UK & Ireland has been included in 2025 Social Mobility Employer Index for the second year running. Compiled annually since 2017 by the Social Mobility Foundation, the Social Mobility Employer Index, recognises organisations that are taking meaningful action to ...

Read More »

Compass Group UK & Ireland expands flagship social mobility programme

Celebrating the success of its ‘Mission to a Million’ campaign, Compass Group UK & Ireland is launching ‘Mission to a Million: Forward Together’, which sees the food and support services firm further expanding and enhancing its industry leading social mobility ...

Read More »

ABM launches on TOM Social Value Portal 

As part of the company’s ESG drive, ABM has launched on the TOM (Themes, Outcomes, Measures) Social Value Portal, a digital platform which helps organisations measure, report, and externally verify their social value activities, particularly within the context of public sector ...

Read More »

Sodexo partners to lay building blocks to employment for prison leavers

Sodexo has partnered with a construction consortium on an innovative project, which is providing skills-based training to prisoners ahead of their release to support future roles in the construction industry. Constructed Pathways, funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, has ...

Read More »

ABM launches seventh annual student STEM programme

ABM is championing its seventh intake of junior engineers with the launch of its annual student STEM programme. Working in partnership with The Talent Foundry, Facilitate Now! will see 120 students gain a behind-the-scenes look into STEM careers with a ...

Read More »

SBFM signs the Social Recruitment Covenant

The soft services provider has reinforced its commitment to creating inclusive and equitable employment pathways for disadvantaged groups by signing the 2024 Social Recruitment Covenant. Created by recruitment and training provider PeoplePlus, the Social Recruitment Covenant is a collaborative national programme, ...

Read More »

Sodexo offers guaranteed interviews to ex-offenders

Sodexo has announced a significant milestone in its commitment to social mobility by introducing guaranteed job interviews for people with criminal convictions as part of its Starting Fresh programme. Applicants with a disclosed criminal conviction who meet the job criteria ...

Read More »

VIVO achieves Gold rating at The 5% Club

VIVO Defence Services has gained a gold rating at The 5% Club due to the number of its employees taking apprenticeships  – just 10 months after joining. Employers who join the club commit to empowering their employees through ‘earn & ...

Read More »

Social mobility

Invest in social mobility to create career opportunities and sustainable employment, says Toni-Marie Vaughan, Head of Social Mobility, OCS UK Social mobility should be considered a key investment as it is not only important for hiring practices, but helps breakdown ...

Read More »

Compass Social Partner Hub on track to supporting 1000 disadvantaged people

One year on from launching the Social Partner Hub, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s the UK’s largest food and services provider has supported over 100 people into employment. A further 800 people have been supported with job interview training and ...

Read More »