The journey so far

We are striving to develop an inclusive workplace where everyone feels accepted, supported and valued, a place where every employee feels they belong and where our employees are reflective of the communities that we serve. To help achieve this we developed a four-pillar action plan which focuses on promoting a positive work environment through new and existing policies e.g. Dignity at Work, the introduction of a Reasonable Accommodation Passport to support colleagues with disabilities, ensuring all have equal access to opportunities and development supports and development of a career support framework to enable employee succession.

Currently 4.22% of our employees have disclosed a disability to An Post, which exceeds the 3% employment target for persons with disabilities that is specified by the Disability Act 2005. To help support us with our ambitions to recruit and employ more people with disabilities, in 2022 we delivered disability awareness training in collaboration with
our partners, Ability Focus, as part of our commitment to bring greater awareness on disabilities across the organisation. We redeveloped our Disability and Equality policies and updated our job advertisements to include details of our revised Equal Opportunities
Employer Statement and Reasonable Accommodation policies.

We understand the benefits of a generationally-diverse workplace and appreciate the unique habits, behaviours and preferences that different generations have. To offer tailored support for our intergenerational employees we engaged in research to identify the challenges and nuances of having five generations working together, this will inform the actions we will take in 2023. In 2022 we continued to support 14 graduates through the second year of their graduate programme and celebrated the graduation of another 14 who had completed the programme, having started in 2020 during the pandemic.

Our inclusion survey indicated that more than 71% of respondents believe employees with
different cultural backgrounds are treated fairly by An Post, yet we know we are at the beginning of our journey to ensure that our employees are fully reflective of the communities that we serve. In 2022 we collaborated with Human Collective as part of Black History Month to deliver a thought-provoking session titled “One race, the human race”. The purpose of the session was to discuss true belonging and the importance of hearing from our employees from diverse backgrounds.

We actively support the LGBTQ+ community and strive to create an inclusive and diverse
workforce. Our LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, Bród, developed a guide to enable line
managers to better support LGBTQ+ colleagues, which was launched on Transgender Day of
Remembrance. We are also in the process of exploring how to implement Mx titles for our employees across our internal systems and processes.

The health, safety and welfare of our employees is a top priority. We continue to monitor the situation regarding Covid-19 with our Covid-19 Response Team prepared to act swiftly based upon the advice of the Government Chief Medical Officer and the HSE expert team. Despite cessation of travel restrictions in May 2022 and the easing of all pandemic related restrictions within Ireland, we continue to provide the necessary support to our employees, including the ongoing provision on demand, of Hand sanitiser, disposable face masks and anti-viral sanitising wipes and sprays.

Vehicles pose great risks to our drivers and the communities that they serve so in order to keep everyone safe, we train all our drivers in braking, fire safety, speeding, preventing rollaway incidents and vehicle maintenance. Through our training programmes, we are continuously improving our road safety record. As a result, we saw a 40% improvement in our Road Traffic Injury Rate, falling from 0.45 in 2021 to 0.27 per million km in 2022. Through our training programmes and awareness initiatives, we are continuously improving our road safety record.