Resources
Lessons Learned - UK Returners Grant Fund
This resources provides a summary of the lessons learned from the UK Returners Grant Fund.
UK Return to ICT program evaluation report
The UK Government Equalities Office funded a pilot program, Return to ICT, to support people looking to return to the Information and communications technology (ICT) sector after taking a career break.
The program ran from 2020 to 2021, and was delivered in partnership with the Local Government Association and Socitm. Returners were given training to update their skills and support them into ICT roles within local councils.
This report details the evaluation of the program.
UK Return to Planning program evaluation report
The UK Government Equalities Office funded a pilot program, Return to Planning, to support people looking to return to the planning sector after taking a career break.
The program ran from 2020 to 2021 and was delivered in partnership with the Local Government Association and the Planning Advisory Service. Returners were given training to update their skills and support them into planning roles within local councils.
This report details the evaluation of the program.
UK Return to Social Work program evaluation report
The UK Government Equalities Office funded the Return to social work program to support previously registered social workers back into social work.
The program ran from 2019 to 2021, and was delivered in partnership with the Local Government Association. Returners were given training, including support for sourcing placements with local councils, to refresh their skills and support them to return as registered social workers.
This report details the evaluation of the program.
UK Returners Grant Fund Evaluation
In 2018 the UK Government Equalities Office launched a Returners Grant Fund to engage and support returners and employers in the private sector.
This report details the evaluation and findings from the 16 funded projects across 3 funding rounds.
Businesses participating in Career Revive
This resource provides details of the businesses that have participated in Career Revive.
Onboarding Experience Resource
This resource can be used to help a new employee navigate the activities and experiences in the first six months in their job.
Onboarding Experience Pack PowerPoint
Onboarding Experience Pack PDF
Information for businesses about participating in Career Revive
This document provides information for businesses about participating in Career Revive. This includes what Career Revive is, what services KPMG will provide to businesses and what is expected from businesses.
Five strategies for building transparency in the workplace
This article discusses five strategies businesses can use to build greater transparency, trust and loyalty in the workplace.
Grattan Institute - Dad days
This report discusses how more gender-equal parental leave could improve the lives of Australian families.
Harvard Business Review - Return to work programs come of age
This article discusses the use of return to work programs to recruit mid-career professionals back into the workforce.
To Retain New Hires, Spend More Time Onboarding Them
Talent management is one of the things CEOs worry about most, and yet companies often spend very little time onboarding their new employees.
NSW Government - Managing a dispersed team
This resource has been developed by the NSW Government and provides a guide for managers to adapt to managing dispersed and flexible teams.
Actions: Workforce planning to deliver business outcomes
This resource sets out the actions you can implement to improve workforce planning to better deliver your business outcomes.
7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process
Research shows that the hiring process is impartial and unfair. Unconscious racism, ageism, and sexism play a big role in who gets hired.
Actions: Ensure all infrastructure meets needs of all employees
This resource sets out the actions you can implement to ensure the physical work environment (uniforms, equipment and facilities) is safe, suitable, clean, well maintained and meets the needs of all employees.
Actions: Establish understanding and respectful workplace behaviours
This resource sets out the actions you can implement to ensure employees feel supported, encouraged and psychologically safe in their workplace.
Actions: Reviewing workplace policies
This resource sets out the actions you can implement to improve workplace policies and to ensure they reflect changes in the external environment, such as legislative changes.
A guide to creating a supported returner program
This map provides a high-level overview of the stages of developing the returner program. The tools to support you during each phase can be found in this document.
Attracting returners
This resource sets out the principles for attracting returners and provides sample returner advertisements for supported returner programs from overseas businesses.
