Multigenerational Initiatives at Barclays

We recognise your different generations and life stages and offer support to retain and develop a multigenerational workforce, tailoring our approach to match your needs.

“There are so many opportunities at Barclays when you’re at the beginning of your career. I’m on the graduate programme and it’s been really helpful to have a mentor.”

Oluwatosin Awe, Manchester (Knutsford)

Emerge

Emerge is an Employee Resource Group focused on the multigenerational agenda and up skilling our emerging talent. We aim to:

Build rewarding cross generational relationships

• Through our events programme, podcast, newsletter and external partnerships

Accelerate careers

• By providing colleagues opportunities to do something beyond their day job, upskilling themselves and our colleagues

Facilitate dialogue on important issues

• We’ve held open discussions on career taboos, financial health, mental wellbeing and how to effectively work from home

Our Strategy

As part of the new global Employee Resource Group strategy, the key focus for our ERG is to champion the benefits of diversity at Barclays, whilst sharing the lived experiences and nuances of our diverse colleagues at Barclays. As we sharpen the focus on Diversity at Barclays, the ERG strategy will focus on four main pillars (Attract, Retain, Develop and Engage).

We want to be the employer of choice for talent across generations. By providing tools and programmes to enable colleagues to balance their work lives and personal commitments, while giving them development opportunities at each life stage.

Multi-generational diversity provides benefits in terms of the unique backgrounds and perspectives that each generation brings. As colleagues reach different stages of their lives, we understand that their priorities will change. Whether they’re at the start of their career, a working parent, have transitioned from a branch of military service or are contemplating retirement, we aim to provide the tools, networks and bespoke programmes that empower colleagues to effectively manage and achieve their career and life goals.