Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) Action Plan guidance
Introduction
This guidance aims to give you an understanding of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SCWRES or WRES). In January 2021, Norfolk County Council (NCC) joined a pilot of the initiative, alongside other local authorities, which has been led by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The action plan arising from this work is being delivered to ensure colleagues from a minority ethnic background have equal access to career opportunities and receive fair treatment in the workplace. It is focused on colleagues in the social care sector, working in Adult Social Services and Children's Services.
The main purpose of the WRES is:
- To help social care organisations review their data against the nine metrics
- To produce action plans to close the gaps in workplace experience between white and employees from a minority ethnic background
- To improve representation of employees from a minority ethnic background at the senior level of the organisation