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Over the past year, there have many of us who have lost friends and family; not just to COVID, but it has certainly exacerbated it. We have therefore been reflecting on how we can support those who find themselves in this awful situation. Therefore we have reviewed our bereavement and compassionate leave guidelines, and updated them. In particular, we have looked at our parental leave guidance, and ensured it covers miscarriage and stillbirth. We appreciate this is a sensitive and difficult time; we also fully appreciate that every person’s situation is different and the required observances of different religions vary. So we have decided not to be prescriptive, but simply have guidelines. We also offer counselling and have also introduced Grief First Aiders
At Correla, we know that all families are different. That is why we are removing maternity, partner and adoption leave and replacing it with 26 weeks paid Parent Leave for any of our people, regardless of gender. This includes birth, adoption, fostering and surrogacy.
At Correla, we know that all families are different. That is why we are removing maternity, partner and adoption leave and replacing it with 26 weeks paid Parent Leave for any of our people, regardless of gender. This includes birth, adoption, fostering and surrogacy.
We are thrilled to share that we have three of our people short-listed for awards with Future Faces Chamber of Commerce next month. A massive achievement for Tom Smith for being short-listed for Apprentice of the Year and also Jagjevan Sidhu and Kiranjit Kaur Shergill for making the Technology and Innovation final shortlist.
Today we've introduced new Grief First Aiders as part of our widening support for Mental Health. Loss, bereavement and grief is part of everyday life. Dealing with loss and talking about grief/bereavement is often extremely difficult to do. Over the last 16 months we recognised that some of our people lost family members, friends, partners, even colleagues - much of which was unexpected and sudden. Therefore we wanted to offer additional support by having a team of trained Grief First Aiders to be there for our colleagues who are having to navigate loss and may need someone to talk to in confidence. Everyone is different and each set of circumstances unique but no one has to go through alone. A massive thank you to Alan Dovey and Paul Anthony at Working Minds, working-minds.org.uk for their fantastic training in support of this initiative.
As part of our commitment to being a more inclusive and supportive employer we have introduced a new initiative for our colleagues today; a Buddy programme for Returning Parents. Welcoming a new baby into the family can be one of the biggest life changing events a person goes through and often leads to significant changes both at home and at work. Here at Correla, we recognise the support required by a returning parent can be quite unique and having someone like a buddy who has gone through a similar experience is crucial to helping that person settle back into work successfully. It's important to us that we not only retain talent within our business but that our people feel fully supported.
Correla are delighted to announce that today we have become one of the signatories of the Energy and Utilities Inclusion Commitment. Launched by the Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership in 2019, 48 sector organisations are now signed up to five key inclusion principles as part of ensuring workforce resilience.
Correla has signed the Mindful Employer charter We want our people to know we are making an ongoing commitment with creating an inclusive, supportive and open culture, where all colleagues feel able to talk about mental health confidently. Established in 2004, Mindful Employer is a UK wide initiative run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Providing employers with easier access to professional Workplace Mental Health training, information and support, the initiative aims to help empower employers to take a lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of their staff. By signing the ‘Charter for Employer Positive About Mental Health’, Correla have made a public statement of our desire to support the mental health of our staff across the organisation.’
Correla was created by Xoserve as an independently owned business to drive innovation in the gas market and beyond. To help us realise our ambitions, we are delighted to announce our sale to private equity firm NorthEdge To find out more from Sian Jones, the Chief Executive Officer at Correla, please visit our website. https://www.correla.com/ #connectwithcorrela
Correla is the leading technology and data services expert for the utilities market. We are here to help customers navigate complexity and accelerate their innovation agenda. We deliver actionable insights and outcomes in markets with many moving parts, allowing our customers to deliver the best products and solutions to their customers. We empower our customers by making data relatable and frictionless with our industry-leading Data Discovery Platform (DDP) and Data Flow Platform (DFP).
