At The Consortia Group, we believe that how we treat our people matters just as much as the work we deliver. Fair employment is not a separate initiative or a box-ticking exercise, it is fundamental to who we are as a business.
We are proud to share that The Consortia Group has achieved Accredited status with the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, recognising our commitment to creating a workplace that is Healthy, Fair, Inclusive and Just.
Why the Fair Employment Charter Matters to Us
As a Liverpool City Region business, we feel a strong responsibility to contribute positively to the local economy and to the people who live and work here. The Fair Employment Charter, led by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, exists to recognise employers who are already doing the right thing, and to raise standards across the region.
For us, working towards the Charter was never about recognition alone. It was about independently testing ourselves against a robust framework and ensuring that our employment practices genuinely reflect our values of fairness, responsibility, integrity and long-term partnership.
Choosing Accredited Status
The Fair Employment Charter offers two levels: Aspiring and Accredited. Aspiring status plays an important role in supporting organisations at the beginning of their fair employment journey and is something to be proud of.
However, many of the Charter’s principles were already embedded in our day-to-day operations. For that reason, we made the deliberate decision to apply directly for Accredited status, holding ourselves to the highest standard from the outset and seeking formal recognition of practices that were already in place.
What Achieving Accredited Status Involved
Achieving Accredited status required detailed evidence across all four Charter principles:
- Healthy – supporting physical and mental wellbeing, safe working practices, and work-life balance
- Fair – fair pay, secure contracts, and flexible working arrangements
- Inclusive – equal access to training, progression, and opportunity
- Just – employee voice, representation, and meaningful opportunities for young people
The process involved a thorough review of our policies, procedures and, most importantly, how these operate in practice. It included real examples of flexible working, wellbeing support, employee engagement, supply chain standards, and our commitment to apprenticeships and work experience.
Rather than being a paper exercise, the Charter process strengthened internal conversations, highlighted best practice, and helped us refine areas where we could do even better.
A Culture Built Around People
From paying the Real Living Wage and offering guaranteed hours, to supporting flexible working, mental health, development and progression, our approach is centred on trust, respect and open communication.
We believe that when people feel supported, listened to and valued, they are able to do their best work, and that benefits our clients, and the wider community.
“Achieving Accredited status through the Fair Employment Charter reflects the culture we’ve built at The Consortia Group. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and this recognition reinforces our commitment to providing a workplace where individuals feel valued, supported and treated fairly.”
Keith Roberts, Group Managing Director
Looking Ahead
Achieving Accredited status is not the end of the journey. We will continue to review, improve and evolve our employment practices, working to ensure fairness remains central to how we operate.
