Diageo as part of Black Heritage Month partnered with The Motherhood Group and their REACH group – Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage employee resource group here at Diageo. As part of , they compiled a range of events, campaigns, and workshops, to help educate and empower both their members, and colleagues on ‘The Black Maternity Experience’ and the overall attitude towards Black Women within the healthcare industry.
A 'Round Table Talk'
The Motherhood Group developed a ‘Round Table Talk’ to offer guidance on the topic, and how this feeds into their new Pregnancy Loss Guidelines, emphasising their commitment
Ensure
Diageo employees are appropriately supported, regardless of the nature of their loss or length of service, and treated with dignity and respect.
Understand
that pregnancy loss is a personal and sensitive matter, including recognising that not all individuals will want to discuss their experience in the workplace.
Raise Awareness
on the various types of pregnancy loss, including the resources that are made available by Diageo to employees, and Line Managers of those who may experience this.
Recognising:
Pregnancy loss is a bereavement, and one not isolated to women or heterosexual couples. The guidelines make no assumptions about how employees experiencing a loss feel, or how they want to be treated. It instead aims to outline the support that is available, and advice that may be useful, should an employee consider that they need it.
