Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We’re proud to be an inclusive company, where we value the unique qualities that each of our colleagues brings.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

At Idox, we believe in the value and strength of individuality.

The diverse thinking, skills and experiences of our colleagues bring us together to do more for our people and the communities we serve. At the centre of our core values and culture, is the vision that the individual talents each of us bring, create a sense of belonging and bind us as a group of individuals.

We promote understanding

We create space for our people to share stories, educate ourselves and celebrates the individuality we bring to our roles in Idox.

We grow

Diversity and inclusion begin with our hiring and retention processes. With a dynamic and diverse group of people, we believe we can innovate, think creatively and do more.

We create belonging

Our people are central to building an inclusive place of work. We encourage our colleagues to step forward, help shape our organisation and build community across the group.

Dare to be different

females on Idox plc Board

Number of ethnicities within the Idox workforce*

of colleagues are neurodivergent*

of colleagues are from the LGBTQIA+ community*

Number of religious beliefs at Idox*

* These results are representative of the 245 employees who chose to respond to our DEI survey.

For the first time, in 2022, Idox created a “Dare to be different survey”, aimed at understanding who our colleagues are and what is important to them. The optional survey gave us an great increased insight into who our people are, from beliefs to sexual orientation and pronouns. With 44% of colleagues completing the survey, high levels of engagement, it has provided a base from which Idox will further explore how to support, advocate and welcome those from minority communities.

Our employee networks

Our employee networks represent the diverse talent we have at Idox. They are communities built from affinity groups and allies, who are passionate about championing community, inclusion and belonging for all our colleagues.

Idox Elevate

Building gender equality throughout Idox

At the end of 2020, Idox Elevate was established with the overall goal of achieving greater gender diversity within Idox. As a Idox plc board sponsored initiative, the team provide insight and advocate for positive change within Idox in terms of creating more gender equality.

Idox Elevate work closely with the People@Idox and Talent Acquisition teams to promote flexible working, ensuring there is quality in representation of interview panels and educating colleagues. With a programme of work also designed to educate and raise awareness of the issues facing women Elevate provide necessary conversation pieces for our teams as well as challenging standards within STEM and specifically the technology sector.

Find out more about Idox Elevate’s work in our latest gender pay gap report.

Workplace Wellbeing

Caring for the physical and mental health of our colleagues

The Idox Workplace Wellbeing team, made up of employees across the business and Mental Health First Aiders, provide monthly broadcasts to our colleagues aimed at educating and raising awareness of issues each of our employees may face during their life at Idox.

Each month, the team alongside some external speakers deal with difficult topics such as dealing with loss and trauma response, through to happiness and copings strategies at our monthly Live Q&A. Alongside our UNUM Lifeworks programme, offering free counselling services to colleagues, we recognise how essential it is to care for the mental wellbeing of our teams.

Idox Voice

Creating community and representing our people

Idox Voice is made up of employees from across the Idox group, focused on improving and shaping the culture in our everyday working life. They help build a positive culture at Idox and make it a great place to work. The initiative gives employees a platform to influence decision making and provide an inclusive space where we can bring solutions to improve life at Idox.

The team recognise and create inclusion amongst our teams, bringing people together for social events and celebrations, whether that’s celebrating Employee Appreciation Day or bringing our teams together for a walking challenge.

“I am very proud to have been given the privilege of establishing the Elevate Programme – a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion programme particularly focused on improving gender balance in our workplace. The support from the leadership of the Company, the enthusiasm of my colleagues in Elevate and the genuine interest and endorsement for this initiative from across Idox has made our goals of increasing female representation seem more achievable than ever.”

Roisin Murray, Head of Transformation & Integration

DEI statement

We are committed to continuing to build and promote belonging as part of our day-to-day life at Idox. Our DEI statement highlights our commitments and what’s next for our business.