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Diversity and inclusion initiatives One of the strengths of our diversity and inclusion programme is that our people develop the initiatives themselves. He Kete Harakeke, Vector’s Māori group, launched a Māori cultural mobile phone app ‘Vector Te Kete’, with the aim to increase awareness and interest in Te Reo and Tikanga. Our Rainbow Committee designed, developed and organised our involvement in the annual Auckland Pride Festival. Vector Lights provided a rainbow hued light show for the duration of the festival. For the Pride Parade itself over 80 Vector employees and their family members walked the route. Vector has been accredited with the Rainbow Tick since 2016 in recognition of our ongoing commitment to the LGBTI+ community. Members of our Diversity and Inclusion Committee also created an event to support the anti-bullying campaign, Pink Shirt Day. Pay Equity This year we undertook our first pay equity audit to ensure our employees were receiving fair remuneration. Based on average remuneration, there is a 14.9% average pay gap between females and males, which is close to the New Zealand average. Following the audit we have updated our remuneration policy and set up the framework to complete an annual pay equity audit and to address any variances immediately.
Living Wage Vector was the first large corporate organisation in New Zealand to be accredited as a Living Wage Employer by the Living Wage Movement. This accreditation affirms our pledge to fairness and equity in our approach to remuneration. The commitment extends beyond direct employees with Vector also encouraging subsidiaries, contractors and suppliers to adopt the same approach. Being part of this movement and helping to raise the wages floor in New Zealand is one way Vector can contribute to reducing inequality. Learning and Development We have a comprehensive learning and development programme which blends e-learning, facilitator-led workshops and action learning syndicates all designed to grow skills and behaviours aligned to our values. One of the highlights this year has been the impact of the no nonsense and simple messages from the workshops delivered by All Black Manager, Gilbert Enoka, on leadership and driving high performance. We continue to build on the leadership programmes that we launched in 2017, with our second Women in Leadership and Pasifika programmes now underway. Forty women have been involved in the Women in Leadership programme. A key strength of this initiative is that the participants learn by undertaking real Vector projects. Our second Pasifika Niu Leaders Programme has been launched, and has expanded from 12 participants to 18 representing 12 organisations. The Growing Pasifika Niu Leaders Programme was designed by Vector after we saw a gap in tailored leadership programmes. We wanted to reach beyond Vector to other corporates to create a network of leaders of Pasifika origin. The programme provides Pasifika leaders an opportunity to explore and develop their leadership potential through the lens of a shared Pasifika heritage with leaders from other corporates to build a strong support network. We have now had more than 60 people complete our emerging and first-time leader programme, Foundations of Leadership. The initiative is building a strong pipeline of talent for our business, and the understanding that everyone, not just those who manage people, has a role as a leader. We hosted a “career thinking” series at our Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch offices. Inspirational speakers on the topics of personal and professional development encouraged our people to think about their careers.
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