Equality and Diversity
We are committed to eliminating discrimination and promoting Equality and Diversity in our dealings with employees, partners, clients and other third parties.
Barker Son & Isherwood LLP Equality and Diversity Data 2019
In June 2019 we carried out a diversity survey of all those working in the firm. Completion of the survey was voluntary and 89.65% of the workforce responded.
Age
The age distribution is:
- 16-24 3.44%
- 25-34 13.79%
- 35-44 6.89%
- 45-54 20.68%
- 55-64 27.6%
- 65+ 3.44%
- Preferred not to say 13.8%
Gender
58.65% of our workforce is female; 17.25% male and 13.8% preferred not to say.
Transgender
82.8% did not consider they had different sex at birth.
Disability
3.45% preferred not to say whether they were suffering from a disability in accordance with the Equality Act.
Day-to-day activities limited due to health problems or disabilities lasting at least 12 months
3.45% considered they were limited a little by their disability.
Ethnicity
The results were:
- British/English/Welsh/Northern Irish/Scottish 75.7%
- White/Chinese 3.45%
- Preferred not to say 13.8%
Religion or Belief
- No religion or belief/Atheist 17.24%
- Christian 69%
- Any other religion or belief 3.45%
Sexual Orientation
- Heterosexual/straight 82.8%
- Preferred not to say 3.45%
School type from 11 to 16
- UK State-run or state-funded school – Selective on academic, faith or other grounds 10.35%
- UK State-run or state-funded school - Non-selective 55.2%
- UK Independent or fee-paying school – bursary 10.35%
- UK Independent or fee-paying school – No bursary 7%
- Preferred not to say 3.45%
Highest level of qualifications achieved by either parents/guardians by the time you were 18
- At least one has a degree level qualification 10.34%
- Qualifications below degree level 31%
- No formal qualifications 6.8%
- Don’t know 27.6%
- Not applicable 3.4%
- Preferred not to say 10.3%
Main Work of main/highest income earner in the household when 14
- Modern professional occupations 20.7%
- Clerical intermediate occupations 3.4%
- Senior managers/administrators 10.3%
- Technical and craft occupations 17.2%
- Routine manual & service occupations 10.3%
- Trade professional occupations 17.2%
- Not applicable 3.4%
- Other 3.4%
- Don’t know 3.4%
- Prefer not to say 3.4%
Primary Carer for a child under 18
- Yes 17.2.5%
- No 69%
- Prefer not to say 3.4%
Time spent providing unpaid care for those with long term physical or mental ill-health caused by the disability of age
- No 62%
- Yes, 1-19 hours a week 13.8%
- Yes, 20-49 hours 3.4%
- Yes, 50 or more hours a week 6.9%
- Preferred not to say 3.4%