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Building Belonging
Three Ireland has been working hard to enhance its culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging activity; taking guidance from the Irish Centre for Diversity, the company has built a best-in-class programme
Three Ireland is committed to embedding a culture of equity through its accredited diversity, inclusion and belonging programme which aims to foster an engaging and inclusive culture throughout the organisation.
Since 2019, Three Ireland has been working hard to enhance its culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging activities within its organisation.
“There has always been a culture of Diversity & Inclusion within Three Ireland,” states Eóin MacManus, Chief
Business Officer, Three Ireland and executive sponsor of the programme. “However, as part of our employee engagement programme it was felt that we could do more in this space to formalise our approach. We have an increasingly diverse employee base and we wanted to be a great place to work to attract, develop and retain the best talent.”
The programme is owned by Eóin MacManus as executive sponsor and led by a proactive employee committee. Taking guidance from Irish Centre for Diversity, the company has built a bestin-class programme of activities, which includes diversity training, dedicated innovative events, new policies, partnership with Trinity College for 25 STEM scholarships for women, new supplier code and mentoring.
“The initial aims of the programme were to retain, attract and develop our employees ensuring that we provide a great place to work where everyone feels included and allows them to flourish, grow and develop,” says MacManus. “We wanted a programme that would reflect the changing priorities and values of our employee and customer base. The goals include enhancing our inclusive workplace; to include equity in hiring, pay and progression; and be recognised
among our employees both current and future as being committed to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity. The three goals were informed by insight collected through employee surveys and focus groups.”
DIVERSE COMMITTEE There is a dedicated Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging volunteer committee in place which creates, communicates, and drives the programme internally. The committee meets monthly and sub-groups meet more regularly when working on events and specific tasks, such as to mark an occasion such as International Women’s Day, Pride, World Mental Health Week, Eóin MacManus, Chief Business Officer, Three Ireland
International Men’s Day, or Black History Month. The members on the committee represent all areas of the business across Three’s head office in Dublin, Our Customer Experience Centre in Limerick and retail stores nationwide.
In 2021 all Three employees had to complete mandatory Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Training. This was a half day training course which covered topics of relevance to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity as well as unconscious bias training.
The programme is ever evolving and now has three key focus areas; Gender (including sexual orientation), Ethnicity, and Disability (including neurodiversity). Three Ireland’s work has achieved the Investors in Diversity Gold accreditation and is only one of six companies in Ireland to have achieved this recognition.
