Workplaces are operating in an increasingly complex and high-pressure environment. Rising community polarisation, global conflicts, workforce shortages and heightened public scrutiny are all shaping how staff experience work and how organisations are held to account. Within this landscape, race inequality continues to show up in recruitment outcomes, progression, disciplinary action, staff wellbeing and trust in leadership.
While many organisations have made public commitments to equality, HR and senior leaders are now under growing pressure to demonstrate measurable progress, legal compliance and credible leadership action. Race equality at work is no longer a values-only conversation; it is a governance, workforce and organisational culture issue with direct implications for risk, retention and organisational performance.
This one-day virtual conference brings together leading experts in race equality, organisational psychology, employment law, HR practice and inclusive leadership to explore what effective, evidence-based race equality work looks like in today’s workplaces. Sessions will address systemic barriers, everyday behaviours, leadership accountability, staff wellbeing, inclusive recruitment and lawful responses to race-related concerns.
Designed specifically for HR professionals, healthcare leaders and operational managers, the programme balances strategic insight with practical tools. Delegates will leave with the language, frameworks and confidence to move beyond statements and intentions, and embed race equality into everyday systems, leadership behaviours and decision-making.
Join us for a focused and solution-driven day of learning, reflection and action planning, supporting organisations to create workplaces where every member of staff feels safe, respected and able to thrive.
“It’s disgraceful that in 2022 racism still determines who gets hired, trained, promoted — and who gets demoted and dismissed.”
Frances O’Grady, TUC
“Incidents of verbal and physical abuse based on people’s skin colour now happen so often that it has become socially acceptable to be racist.”
Wes Streeting, UK Health Secretary
“No one should come to work and experience racism … There is much more that leaders at all levels … must do to proactively address racism at work.”
Caroline Waterfield, NHS Employers
Who should attend?
HR Directors, HR Partners & HR Advisors, Healthcare Managers, Clinical Leads & Service Managers, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (EDI) Leads, People & Culture Teams, Operational Managers & Team Leaders, Organisational Development and Staff Wellbeing Leads.
This conference will enable you to:
Understand how race inequality manifests across recruitment, progression, discipline, wellbeing and organisational culture
Identify systemic and behavioural barriers to race equality within workplace structures and leadership practice
Respond confidently, consistently and lawfully to race-related incidents, concerns and grievances
Apply practical leadership strategies to challenge everyday racism, microaggressions and exclusionary behaviours
Support staff wellbeing and psychological safety when race, identity and discrimination issues arise
Embed inclusive recruitment and progression practices that improve workforce diversity and fairness
Use workforce data, pay gap reporting and metrics to assess progress and drive accountability
Engage constructively with unions, staff networks and external stakeholders on race equality work
Develop a clear, actionable plan for moving from policy commitments to sustained cultural change
