Rockpools setting new standards for disability confidence

9th October 2006

Rockpools has this week become the first executive recruitment firm to sign up for the Disability Standard 2007.

Developed by Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD), the Disability Standard 2007 is a unique benchmarking tool, which assesses business performance on disability. It was launched last week (5 October) at a special event hosted by the Financial Times.

Rockpools' Managing Partner, Nev Wilkinson, said: "At Rockpools, we are deeply committed to valuing diversity and to setting the pace for inclusiveness within the recruitment industry. This commitment has led us to become gold members of Employers' Forum on Disability this year.

"By signing up for the Disability Standard 2007, we will be able to assess how disability confident we are, and seek out new ways to have an even more inclusive workplace," he said.

Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of Employers' Forum on Disability, said: "We are delighted that Rockpools have become one of the 100 UK firms across the private and public sector to get behind the Disability Standard 2007."

Participants of the Disability Standard 2007 will undergo an eight week benchmarking exercise in early 2007. The companies who have taken part will then receive a detailed, diagnostic report on their performance, benchmarked against other participant, with full benchmark results published in Autumn 2007.

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About Rockpools 

Rockpools works with organisations to attract, develop and manage their top teams. The consultancy offers a range of innovative e-enabled services including recruitment, interim management, selection and assessment, coaching, mentoring, leadership, ethical and good governance, top team development and strategic HR advice and partnerships. Visit Rockpools' new look website at http://www.rockpools.co.uk/ to discover more about the range of services offered.

Rockpools is part of Pinnacle PSG, Britain's leading provider of neighbourhood management services to local authorities and housing associations. It employs over 580 people and serves 228,000 homes nationwide with housing management, estates services, maintenance, design and construction management, a consultancy service, 24-hour call centre and message bureau, an electronic monitoring system and interim management support.

Media enquiries, please contact:

Brenda Otema, Communications & Marketing Officer
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: brenda.otema@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020

About Employers' Forum on Disability

Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 300 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.

www.efd.org.uk