Don't join - Anonymous employee RVU Employee Review

I’m upset that this has been your experience of RVU and disappointed we have clearly failed in our efforts to make your tenure with us a positive one. I am unaware of HR ever ‘burying’ a case of sexism or harassment, we are committed to ensuring a safe environment for all employees and thoroughly investigating any complaints made. We have robust procedures in place that all Heads of HR adhere to. Please contact me directly to confidentially discuss all concerns you have in this area. If you do not feel confident doing that, please accept my commitment to reviewing any allegations. Whilst accepting your perspective, and recognising we have lots of progress to make, I would not agree that women are unwelcome or that we are anything other than fully committed to making progress in our diversity, equity and inclusion aims. Across performance reviews, promotions and salary increases we put an enormous amount of time into calibration, and are committed to transparency - publishing to the business how the % of female hires has been increasing, the % of female employees being promoted is proportional to male, and how % salary increases for female staff have equalled or exceed those of male colleagues over the last 2 years. We have a long way to go, but we are committed to the journey and must work harder to build trust in the business, something we have clearly not succeeded in to the degree we would like. Regarding benefits, we have increased spending on these year-on-year and we do continue to review them on an annual basis and rebalance towards our stated aims. One example is the pausing of free gym classes due to our hybrid working policy (though the free gym remains open). In other areas, we have directed money to becoming more family friendly by increasing paternity leave and offering IVF loans to our people. We have also invested benefits into improving health support for our people who need it. I appreciate not every benefit will work for every employee, but there has been no cut in the money we spend trying to provide comprehensive, progressive benefits for employees. Your experience of RVU so far has clearly been a poor experience. I accept your comments and we’ll look to improve in the areas highlighted. Whilst it can be uncomfortable for us to read opinions that reflect badly on the company, it’s important we hear them, recognise the message they are sending and try to do something about it. Colin Loth - Chief People Officer