Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 44

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 44
---
2021, was to increase the number of employees from underrepresented ethnicities by 25% by the end of 2025. We achieved this two years ahead of time, and as a result, reset and increased our ambition. As at the end of 2024, we have made steady progress against our revised UK ambition with 5.2% of colleagues being from underrepresented ethnicities. Currently in the US, 18.6% of colleagues are from underrepresented ethnicities. We are evolving and developing our strategy to focus on enabling and sustaining an inclusive culture where all colleagues belong and can thrive. We are also continuing to equip our senior leadership and people leaders to support their teams. Supporting our workforce Helping our people be at their best remains a priority. Our structured hybrid working model enables colleagues to connect in-person and plan their work to make the most of their time in the office and at home, where appropriate to their role. We continue to test and learn from our approach. We are also focused on supporting colleague wellbeing. We use data-driven insights and engagement through campaigns to help our people build healthy habits and promote a supportive culture, contributing to our Wellbeing Index score being 87% favourable in our 2024 Autumn Your View survey. Our mental health awareness eLearning, which launched in 2018, has been completed by 82% of current colleagues and 89% of current people leaders. In 2024, we refreshed this learning to ensure it remains relevant. Our people policies Our people policies1 help us recruit the best people, provide equal opportunities and create an inclusive culture, in line with our Purpose, Values and Mindset, and in support of our long- term success. They are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they are aligned with our broader people strategy. In 2024, we continued to review our policies to optimise colleague experience, standardising policies globally where possible, and supporting colleagues and people leaders to navigate them. As part of our Fair Pay Agenda, we are committed to paying our colleagues fairly and appropriately relative to their role, skills, experience and performance, including paying at least a living wage in all our locations. This means our remuneration policies reward sustainable performance in line with our Purpose, Values and Mindset, and with our consistently excellent standard. Creating a Simpler, Better, More balanced Barclays is a monumental task. In recognition of our colleagues&#8217; contribution and the effort that is still required, we are granting employees a one-off share award, to be retained until