Mary Cusick

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• Mary Cusick
• The Wilson Group
• UK-Northern Ireland

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• INTRODUCTION
• WILSON GROUP OVERVIEW
• ABINGDON MANOR CARE CENTRE INVOLVMENT IN PROJECT

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REASONS FOR RECRUITING FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

• WORKFORCE PROFILE
• N. I. AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE
• RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES

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NECESSITY FOR INTRODUCING DIVERSITY

• BUSINESS NEED INCREASE BOTTOM LINE
  PROFITABILITY
• OVERVIEW OF PORTUGESE EMPLOYER

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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYERS

• WILSON GROUP EXPERIENCE
• COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES
• PLACEMENT PROVIDERS RESPONSIBILITIES

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QUALITY MARKS, ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT

• ADVANTAGES
• DISADVANTAGES
• ALTERNATIVE INCENTIVES TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT OF
  PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

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HOW WILSON GROUP HAS CHANGED

• DIRECTORS NOW RECEPTIVE TO THIRD PARTY
  INTERVENTION
• IMPROVED COMMUNICATION