Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)
DiversityJobs.com Top Diversity Employer
SIRVA Is pleased to announce that we have been named a Top Diversity Employer by DiversityJobs.com. This award was given to a select group of employers that have shown consistent dedication to recruiting and hiring from all diversity groups.
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SIRVA’s Commitment/Mission Statement
At SIRVA, we’re committed to cultivating a workplace and an ecosystem that reflects the diversity of the global organisations that we serve. We recognise that building an inclusive, engaged company culture results in empowered employees that reflect a wide range of approaches and perspectives. Those perspectives lead to new ideas. New ideas lead to innovation and excellence. Our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion is driven by a commitment to these values and a belief that diversity makes our company stronger.
Ricky Aow
Sales & Account Management Business Analyst (Victoria, Australia)
This industry attracts passionate, down-to-earth people from diverse backgrounds, many of which who have been in the industry for 10, 20, 30+ years. I have a marvellous manager, who regularly takes time to update me, I enjoy the flexibility and challenges of the work. The business leaders are personally invested, dedicated, and bring energy and commitment to the team. Recently I was chuffed when a leader from a different business unit nominated me for a STAR award. The thing I treasure the most is the friendships I have made at SIRVA; friendships and memories that I will cherish
SIRVA's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
ERGs are employee-led, self-directed voluntary groups that offer opportunities to network internally, to attract a diverse employee base, to provide the inclusion of ideas and solutions, and to create opportunities for mentoring and career development.
SIRVA is proud to announce the formation of our first two Employee Resource Groups!
DEN –The Diverse Employee Network (People of Colour)
Mission: SIRVA People of Colour Employee Resource Group (ERG) is open to all employees. The ERG aims to advance a diverse and inclusive work environment with a particular focus on people of colour. Working with a dedicated network of diverse professionals, the ERG undertakes activities to attract, retain, empower and inspire employees of colour. These efforts are geared toward helping members gain leadership experience, get involved in the SIRVA community and develop new ideas to help drive SIRVA forward.
SOL – SIRVA Out Loud (LGBTQ+)
Mission: Our mission is to create a safe and supportive space for LGBTQ+ SIRVA team members and their allies to thrive and be celebrated, so that we can provide advocacy for equity and an inclusive experience in all settings.
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Harriet Kwawukume
Client Finance Team Lead (Prague, Czech Republic)
“Being part of the SIRVA family has been a marvellous experience in my career growth. Having joined the finance team and getting to encounter the diverse multicultural environment has been great. SIRVA helped me to develop as an Analyst by investing in my skills and potential and bringing out the best in me and I’m currently leading one of the teams in finance. I foresee an empowering future here and I look forward to it!”
Mobilising Diversity: Customer Stories
Building and Leading Equitable and Inclusive Talent Management
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is ever-evolving. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. In this three-part series, you will hear from three of our clients (Kia Engines, Ardent Mills and HPE). Our clients all have expertise in mobility and are helping change the landscape for DE&I efforts; they will share their stories as an effort to help other organisations learn from peers on how DE&I intersects with mobility and talent management.
Quick, Caring Action Saves the Day – and a Pet
Every relocation programme is unique, requiring close attention to all details to ensure our clients’ satisfaction and our mutual success. Some moves, however, stand out as particularly challenging. During these situations, our employees take great pride in providing innovative, caring and customised solutions to our clients and their employees. The following is one of many of these stories.
Quick, Caring Action Saves the Day – and a Pet
Moving can be stressful for anyone, even during the best of circumstances, and even the most organised person can forget things when under stress. Margaret experienced this first-hand during a long-distance move from South Island to North Island, New Zealand. Long after the moving team had loaded her household goods onto a lorry and driven away, she realised she had never tucked her beloved cat away in a safe place before they’d arrived. In fact, she’d been so busy that she hadn’t told the movers that she had a pet at all. After searching cupboards and the small pile of personal items that had been left behind, she began to panic; Nala was nowhere to be found.
Outside of business hours and several hours after the movers had left, Simon Hall, Otago Branch Manager of Allied Pickfords, received a frantic call from Margaret. She suspected that Nala might have crawled into the underside of the sofa, one of the cat’s favourite places to hide. Thankfully, Margaret’s household goods hadn’t been loaded onto the train that would transport them yet, but the sofa had been placed in a plastic bag for protection, sealed, and packed into a container along with all of the other items that once filled her three-bedroom home. As a pet-owner himself, Simon was concerned; the train journey to the northern end of South Island was 400 miles long and the ferry crossing to North Island would add another 50 miles to the trip. If Nala was somewhere in the container, he knew he needed to get to her quickly or she could run out of air.
Wasting no time, Simon got to the container as soon as he could, moved the necessary items to get to the sofa, tilted it so he could see its underside and started tapping it. It didn’t take long for a curious but frightened feline to poke her head out to have a look. Breathing a sigh of relief, Simon created some air holes in the plastic to ensure that Nala could also breathe and called Margaret with the good news. Within an hour, Nala was back in Margaret’s care and, after a hearty thank you to Simon, both were safely on their way to their new home.
The Face Behind the Story:
Simon Hall, Branch Manager, Allied Pickfords, a SIRVA Owned
Company
Simon has been a branch manager with Allied Pickfords for over 30 years, with prior experience that began with packing, driving and sales within the industry. Though he was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, he enjoys travelling and had an opportunity to spend some time in Europe in the 80s, working in London and skiing his way around the region in his spare time.
Today, when he’s not helping clients and customers relocate to various areas of New Zealand, he spends time with his wife, Sharon, and their two sons, Matthew and Oliver (who also works with Allied Pickfords). He still skis, but has also developed a passion for windsurfing. His current interests include being the president of his local area’s windsurfing club and collecting and working on classic cars.