Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
This year, we partnered with expert consultants to craft our ED&I strategy and to continue the
development and roll-out of various training initiatives, including:
» ED&I Awareness Workshops
» Inclusive Leadership Workshops
» Neurodiversity at Work
» Curated Learning Paths.
Uniphar is committed to an ongoing focus on developing our global talent pool and building
a more diverse leadership team for the future. As of 31 December 2024, women accounted for
28% of senior management and 68% of total employees.
Gender Pay Gap Reporting
Aligned to the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 in Ireland, we published a consolidated Gender Pay Gap Report covering all entities within the Republic of Ireland, for 2024. For more information click here.
Health & Safety
Uniphar remains fully committed to ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for all our employees. Over the past year, we have concentrated on strengthening our safety protocols, expanding training initiatives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in safety. We have refreshed and enhanced our risk assessments, focusing on high-risk areas such as the warehouse and chemical handling operations. To ensure effective communication and continuous feedback, we established a Safety Committee comprising representatives from multiple disciplines across the business.
Throughout 2024, we enhanced our reporting and KPIs to improve how we track accidents and incidents across our business and reduce the risk of recurrence. In 2024, the number of accidents was 54
Well-being
In 2024 Uniphar’s focus on employee well-being and mental health took a significant step forward with the launch of our new Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in partnership with a market leading global well-being platform provider. Uniphar employees globally now have access to a range of services and opportunities addressing their mental, physical and financial well-being, including year-round access to accredited and qualified counsellors or psychotherapists and access to live and on demand fitness classes and well-being seminars.
Attracting, Developing and Engaging our People
We have had another strong year of improving our approach to acquiring, developing and engaging our people at Uniphar. Our enhanced employer branding strategy, bolstered by targeted social media campaigns has highlighted Uniphar as an inclusive, innovative workplace and we have broadened our reach with partnerships with educational and community organisations.
Our new Digital Learning Academy enables employees to access over 400 self-paced and live training sessions, webinars and tutorials tailored to their individual career paths. In 2024, we launched other targeted development initiatives in Project Management, HR and IT; equipping our workforce with the knowledge to lead in their respective fields. Our ‘Evolve’ and ‘Transform’ management development programmes have equipped emerging and established leaders with the tools to navigate complex challenges, lead diverse teams and foster innovation.
In 2024 we launched divisional Employee Engagement Surveys that have allowed for more targeted actions to enhance work-life balance, career satisfaction, and workplace culture. We have also commissioned a new world-class communications platform that will be live in 2025 to support our communications strategy going forward.
Labour Practices
The Group is committed to complying with the highest labour standards across all jurisdictions in which we operate. Attracting and retaining the right people is vital for the success of our business. Equality underpins our recruitment activity, ensuring that recruitment and selection activities promote fairness. The Group’s ED&I Policy outlines our approach to equity, diversity and inclusion and reasserts our commitment to equity of all employees and prospective employees. The Group’s Dignity at Work Policy recognises the right of all employees to be treated with dignity and respect and the Group is committed to providing all employees with a safe working environment, which has zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and sexual harassment. The Group has a Modern Slavery Statement in place available here.
The Group also recognises the trade unions of which some of our employees are members and engages with them as necessary.