As a professional services business, employee development and recognition, and diversity are material topics for WilsonHCG. The company is focused on attracting, developing and retaining a diverse, global pool of over 1,500 talented employees, and supporting their clients to do the same.

Progress on material topics

Diversity

WilsonHCG is committed to fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (“DEIB”) through its culture and values, and by hiring top talent from across a diverse society.

One way the company achieves this is through its BRITE programme (Belonging, Respect, Inclusion, Togetherness and Equity) to promote inclusiveness across the organisation by highlighting employees’ upbringing and background to break down social barriers and enable greater understanding of others. To support DEIB, collaboration and networking across the workplace, nine Employee Belonging Groups have been established as safe places for individuals to discuss traits and experiences which make people diverse. These voluntary groups, which include the Black community, veterans and military spouses, and neurodivergent employees, have over 500 members.

Understanding that achieving diversity requires an ongoing commitment, a DEIB committee is tasked with implementing initiatives across the organisation. During 2023, the committee hosted its first company-wide Diversity Summit, attended by more than 1,200 employees. Highlights included a workshop on inclusive hiring practices, a leadership panel, and a discussion on DEIB hosted by an external speaker.

WilsonHCG extends its experience and expertise in DEIB to support clients to attract diverse and qualified candidates. For example, the company supported a global IT consulting company to achieve a specific objective of increasing diversity hires across North America and EMEA. WilsonHCG provided an inclusive and targeted approach to candidate sourcing, and networking strategies to encourage applications from underrepresented groups. This resulted in a 32% increase in the female diversity slate and a 98% offer-to-hire rate.

Employee engagement and development

Employee development at WilsonHCG begins in the first 90 days of an employee’s career, when a personalised onboarding plan ensures they are set up for success. Following this, multiple internal certification programmes provide dedicated training into specialist areas of recruitment. Once employees reach leadership positions, a dedicated programme provides them with foundational skills and helps to build a peer support network. An ongoing development programme with monthly content is attended by 87% of leaders across the business.

WilsonHCG’s commitment to fostering an innovative working environment has enabled the company to become an employer of choice. Employees are supported to work how and where they are most effective, including through a flexible daily schedule and the opportunity to work from anywhere. As a result, the organisation has a blended workforce of office-based and virtual employees spanning 65 countries and 78% of employees state they have a healthy balance between work and personal life. The prioritisation of workplace culture led to the company earning Great Place To Work Certification™ for the third consecutive year in 2023, being named a Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services™ for two years in a row and named as a Best Workplace for Millennials™.