AMS enters prime 75 of employers within the Social Mobility Basis Employer Index 2022

The Social Mobility Basis (SMF) has launched its sixth annual Employer Index – the main nationwide examine analysing the efforts of employers to enhance social mobility throughout the office. The Index, identifies Britain’s employers which have taken essentially the most motion to enhance social mobility within the office and this was the primary yr that AMS entered.

Employers are assessed throughout eight key areas, together with their work with younger individuals, routes into the employer, how they entice expertise, recruitment and choice, knowledge assortment, development, tradition and skilled rent, in addition to advocacy and engagement. This yr 149 employers throughout the personal and public sectors, using almost a million individuals (999,464) have been thought of for the Prime 75 rankings.

Measures taken by AMS in 2021/2022 included rising the number of routes for individuals of all backgrounds into the organisation, partaking with various faculties, colleagues and universities throughout the nation, collaborating with key social enterprises and small companies, and a laser concentrate on knowledge assortment permitting AMS to grasp the socio-economic make-up of their colleagues based mostly within the UK&I area.

Matthew Rodger, Chief Development & Industrial Officer and ExCo lead for Social Mobility at AMS commented: “AMS entered the Social Mobility Index to champion change and degree the taking part in subject for the world of labor. We’re honoured to be recognised as a prime 75 employer within the Social Mobility Foundations Employer Index. Out of 149 entrants, we positioned 43, solidifying our dedication to social mobility. It’s most undoubtedly a journey and in fact we’re simply starting and nonetheless have a lot to do. Please do attain out if you want to discover how we acquired began, if we are able to help any employer on the market to evolve and alter with a view to creating an actual distinction please don’t hesitate”.



Sarah Atkinson, CEO, Social Mobility Basis, stated: 

“The Index reveals companies and organisations are beginning to prepared the ground to fight the cost-of-living disaster for his or her staff. Alternative creation for the subsequent era should be on the prime of their agenda, particularly as working persons are struck with a category pay hole and the rise in residing prices consuming away at their salaries. The SMF stands able to help employers of all sizes of their social mobility journey.”