Transport for the North has this week become one of the latest members of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, signifying ‘excellence’ in investing, improving and promoting people’s lives at work, and acknowledging our approach in supporting our colleagues’ growth and development.
Among other characteristics of good employment, Members of the Charter have inclusive and fair recruitment practices, recognise that ‘one size fits all’ does not work when looking at flexibility of work, offer training and development opportunities which allow employees to grow their skill set, focus on improving health and wellbeing within their organisations, and pay all of their staff the real living wage.
To become a Member of the Charter, Transport for the North has gone through an extensive assessment with the Charter and its Technical Review Panel, which includes an in-depth evaluation of practices and policies for each characteristic of the Charter to ensure the high standards are being met along with a commitment to continually improve.
Dawn Madin, Director of Business Capabilities at Transport for the North, said: “We’re extremely proud to be a member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter as it signifies our commitment to investing in, improving and promoting people’s lives at work, as well as supporting the growth and development of our TeamTfN colleagues.
“Providing rewarding careers isn’t just the right thing to do – by continuously striving for improvement in our people practices we can achieve more in our commitment towards equality, diversity and inclusion, and support our mission to make the North a more prosperous place to live and work.”
The aim of the Good Employment Charter is to improve employment standards across the city region and contribute towards a thriving and productive economy. The seven good employment characteristics developed by the Charter are:
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