Gender Equality & Identity at Thales
As a firm believer in breaking down barriers for women in STEM, Thales in the UK was delighted to be a key sponsor at Karren Brady's Women in Bus...
Welcome to VERCIDA website.
Skip to main contentFor more than a century, Thales has exploited technology for the nation’s benefit, developing world-leading capabilities that help our customers think smarter and act faster.
We’re a global business with over 7,000 people in the UK, working across every country of the Union. For many years, Thales has contributed to the security and stability of this nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers in Government and industry. Operating across aerospace, defence, digital security, transport and space, we help keep the nation safe and secure while contributing £1.6bn in economic value each year.
But with such scale comes responsibility. To achieve sustainable growth we must take a holistic approach to our business and create value beyond our bottom line; we need to consider the wider impact of our activities for our customers, employees and communities.
Why choose us?
At Thales, we work in diverse sectors generating exciting and creative solutions for our customers. We believe the best way we can serve our people as well as our customers is to ensure that we continuously work to build an environment in which you and all your colleagues feel respected for who you are and the value that your individuality brings to the organisation. Collectively, Thales people make the company and its culture what it is and we all deserve to feel that we belong and can be at our best.
We are striving to create a workplace in which you can authentically Be You, With Us. This requires on-going, deliberate attention from all of us and is something you'll have the opportunity to help shape as we share much more about this in the months and years ahead.
As a business we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Learning and Development at Thales UK
As a learning organisation we continually create opportunities for our people to learn. We make sure that technology gives them the control and freedom to consume learning how and when they want to.
We leverage the 70:20:10 theory to ensure that learning is easy to access, develop, deliver and receive whether it be on the job, via coaching and support from line managers or through a more formal offer.
As a firm believer in breaking down barriers for women in STEM, Thales in the UK was delighted to be a key sponsor at Karren Brady's Women in Bus...
At Thales we want our people to feel that they can be their authentic selves at work. Nobody should have to work harder to try and fit a mould. We rec...
The Early Careers program is designed to give you the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a dynamic environment across one of our busin...
Thales in the UK understands the importance of upskilling and developing future talent so we can foster a new generation of experts. Apprenticeships e...
Thales is inherently multicultural. This diversity is a source of strength, and contributes to the Group's performance by enabling it to understand th...
At Thales, we are serious about our responsibility under the Equality Act 2010 to protect people with disabilities from discrimination. It is als...
In line with the focus on Employee Wellbeing, all Thales UK Employees have access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Unum Lifeworks...
We are all unique and at Thales in the UK we have established a way of working to accommodate for this. We call it ‘Smart Working’ and it involves ret...
Thales in the UK makes great engineers. With the 2017 Engineering UK report revealing that we’re likely to need 265,000 people with engineering skills...
Thales UK Partner with Morson Forces who are focused on securing skilled employment for ex-forces personnel, supporting the transition into civilian...
Every day we learn something new; we constantly absorb information, determine what’s important and decide how to act. Learning is a naturally occurri...
At Thales, we are committed to creating a truly diverse workforce with a culture that respects and values the uniqueness of every individual. We...
At Thales, we are committed to creating a truly diverse workforce with a culture that respects and values the uniqueness of every individual. We rece...
At Thales, we are committed to creating a truly diverse workforce with a culture that respects and values the uniqueness of every individual. We rece...
Thales employees are entitled to 24hrs of paid volunteering hours! Why volunteer? What are the benefits? Volunteering is important as it offers ess...
At Thales, we work in diverse sectors generating exciting and creative solutions for our customers. We believe the best way we can serve our people as...
ND Thales is our Neurodiversity Employee Group Aims and mission statements Develop ways of working which embed neurodiversity into the compan...
We In Thales (WiTh) is Thales' employee network dedicated to supporting and connecting women from across Thales to share experiences, provide resource...
At Thales we are working to make life better and keep the world safer. Joining us means you can contribute to: reducing our operational CO2 emissio...
STEM Returners Programme Annual research from STEM Returners (The STEM Returners Index) shows the challenges people face when trying to return to wor...
Customer trust
To succeed, we must work as partners with our customers, listening to them, anticipating their needs and finding solutions together. By delivering on our promises and providing state-of-the-art solutions and top-quality service, we ensure the long-term satisfaction of our customers.
One Team, One Thales
We share responsibilities in a culture of loyalty, partnership and transparency. We encourage solidarity and cooperation at every level of the organisation. We are all on the same team and united in our actions.
Developing our people
Supporting the professional development of each employee is fundamental. We respect diversity and promote knowledge-sharing. We encourage dialogue. And we promote collective achievements as well as individual talents.
Accountable and committed to excellence
We strive to achieve excellence by acting with integrity, loyalty, accountability and professionalism in everything we do.
Agile and innovative
We aim to continually improve quality and work more efficiently. This means being ready to take risks, always demonstrating leadership, deciding quickly and acting on our decisions immediately. We strive to build on new ideas to achieve a competitive advantage.
Living net zero
We’ve set ourselves ambitious targets to minimise our environmental impact. We are committed to achieving net zero in our UK operations by 2030, incorporating eco-design principles into all new products by 2023 and identifying new ways to apply our technologies for broader environmental and societal benefit.
Making a contribution across the UK
We will harness our geographic reach to support the needs of our local communities and add economic value across all four nations of the United Kingdom. Our supply chain partners play an important role here too and as a leading sponsor of the SC21 programme, we are working with our suppliers to help them on their journey of continuous improvement. For small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), we have implemented policies which are designed to increase external expenditure across tier 1 and 2 suppliers to 25%.
Supporting cohesion and inclusivity in our local communities
This pillar outlines our employee-led activity and is underpinned by our volunteering policy. Through this, we have access to over 160,000 hours of employee-delivered volunteering each year. We will work with partners, including the Prince’s Trust, to establish programmes that support people from disadvantaged backgrounds and we target 13% of all hires each year to be from under represented groups. We also provide our employees with access to 33,000 days of upskilling, including personal and professional development, digital learning, formal training and knowledge transfer programmes.
Promoting digital citizenship
Digital citizenship is essential in today’s society. Put simply, it’s the ability to access digital technology safely and responsibly. We are working hard to increase awareness and to support vulnerable groups in society, with a particular focus on STEM activity to encourage people into careers in Cyber Security and Space. Each year we target 10% of all hires to be apprentices and graduates. The number of STEM classes delivered, and the support provided to further education institutions is increasing, thanks to our volunteering policy. We are also equipping our customers with technology that will help increase digital resilience for society in an increasingly interconnected world.
Read the full 2022 report here.
We all deserve to feel that we belong and can be at our best, so it is our mission to create an inclusive workplace that promotes equality and values diversity. Regardless of age, ability, gender identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs we want our people to have the freedom and opportunity to be their authentic selves with us. We will not tolerate conduct that compromises people’s position in the organisation including but not limited to; direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
“Diversity and inclusion is about creating an environment where we can all be valued for the qualities that we bring to an organisation, regardless of who we are. Being inclusive requires us all to be open minded to the world around us and, in doing so, enables greater innovation. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is going to be high on the agenda for us going forward. In order to really progress we need to take action at every level. As a company we have developed our EDI strategy, we have incorporated EDI into the performance measures of our leaders and we will implement the EDI policy standards rigorously."
Lynne Watson, VP Human Resources, Thales UK
“At Thales in the UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is more collaborative, innovative and better at solving our customers’ complex problems. Our aspiration is to provide a genuinely respectful and inclusive environment for all of our employees that embraces differences and allows everyone to be their best and authentic self.”
Alex Cresswell, CEO & Chairman Thales UK
"Diversity & Inclusion will help us foster innovation and creativity through a greater variety of approaches, perspectives and ideas."
Patrice CAINE, Chairman and CEO, Thales
As a leader in aerospace, space, defence, security and transportation, the Group employs some of the most highly skilled people across the globe. Our employees work in a dynamic, collaborative and inclusive work environment to deliver innovations that make tomorrow possible today.
The collective intelligence and creativity of 80,000 people in 68 different countries who are passionate about what they do, their jobs, the technology, and who push themselves every day to reach the level of performance that Thales expects, these are our most precious resources.
We are committed to our employees and therefore provide initiatives that deliver professional development opportunities, meaningful missions and programmes, teamwork and a multicultural environment to bring out the best in everyone.
Diversity is getting the mix right…and inclusion is making the mix work.
1. Talent pipeline, recruitment and development.
Increasing diverse representation at Thales through inclusive attraction, recruitment and development, and we take steps to ensure employment decisions are objective and unbiased.
2. Listening and representation.
Building a deeper and clearer understanding of our people by gathering diversity data and insights from employees through conversation channels and representative groups.
3. Education and awareness.
Providing employees with opportunities to increase their individual understanding and awareness of EDI and the impact each of us has on culture and inclusion.
4. Policy, process and enablement.
Updating and reviewing our people-centred policies and guidance, and implementing robust procedures to address bias and unacceptable behaviour.
5. Culture and climate.
Embedding EDI in all business activities and decision making through effective leadership, communication and business practices.
6. Benchmarking and striving for excellence.
Setting clear goals for continuous improvement and striving for excellence in all areas through collaboration with specialist organisations. Assessing the effectiveness of our interventions and continuously reviewing and updating these goals to be both achievable and aspirational.
List of all the benefits that Thales are offering their employees. Benefits may vary depending on role, location and length of service.
"As a Black woman, I have found that Thales is a very supportive workplace. The company is aware of the need for diversity and inclusivity ... and the networks reflect this."
— Ifeoma Noelin Okolie
"All Thales graduates are given 80 hours a year to dedicate to voluntary activities. Some of my voluntary work this year has been targeted at showing girls that they can be involved in STEM work."
— Emma Chivers
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