People

Commitment

Mott MacDonald embeds our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive and Excellence, across our workforce.

We uphold good employment practice, all allegations of discrimination, harassment, victimisation and intimidating or offensive behaviour are taken seriously, with appropriate action taken, as required in line with local legislation.  We aim to be the employer of choice and to provide equal opportunities for all.

We comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements in every jurisdiction in which we work.

Approach

To fulfil our commitment, we:

• recruit all employees through a structured recruitment and selection process
• offer competitive and fair total compensation and benefit packages
• provide access to learning and development opportunities
• create an open and inclusive environment that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, victimisation, intimidating or offensive behaviours
• encourage regular two-way dialogue between managers and employees
• enable employees to share feedback on their experiences and develop targeted actions in response

The principles of equal opportunity and mutual respect are embedded in our values and formalised by our code of conduct – “Our Code – Delivering with PRIDE”.

We monitor the activities of our people for legitimate business purposes, and if permitted to do so by applicable laws and regulations. Any monitoring undertaken is necessary, proportionate, and carried out in accordance with our workforce monitoring requirements and people privacy notice
We work to continually improve our people systems and practices to meet the needs of our employees, clients and business.

Responsibility

• The Group managing director is responsible for this policy and its implementation.
• Regional general managers are responsible for the effective implementation of this policy in their regions and business units.
• HR managers are responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of this policy and for ensuring that our people commitments are reflected in our operational requirements.
• All members of our workforce are responsible for making our working environment equitable and inclusive, so that our people can perform at their best. 

Cathy Travers
Group managing director