Salesforce Becomes UK Disability Confident Leader, Enhancing Recruitment and Retainment Practices

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the newsroom post, dated 13 November 2023, entitled: Salesforce Joins UK Disability Confident Scheme to Enhance Recruitment and Retainment Practices.

Today Salesforce announced that it has reached the highest tier of the UK Government’s Disability Confident Scheme — run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Level 3 (Leader) recognises employers that lead the way in disability inclusion.

Salesforce joined the scheme in November 2023 to enhance how the company recruits and retains disabled people and those with health conditions. 

Why it’s important: There are 10.21 million people of working age in the UK who are disabled, which is around 24% of the working-age population.

Participation in the Disability Confident scheme provides member organisations with specialist support and guidance, including on how they can actively attract applicants who are disabled or with health conditions and remove barriers from the recruitment process, support existing employees who acquire a disability or long-term condition to enable them to remain in work and ensure there are no barriers hindering career progression.

Joining the scheme is part of Salesforce’s Office of Accessibilities’ wider strategy to increase representation of people with disabilities within its workforce while elevating the experience of colleagues with disabilities at the company.

At Salesforce, we strive to create a company that reflects society. We take a holistic view of equality, it’s a core value of ours, and we acknowledge there is more we can do to boost representation.

Federica Terrenzio, Senior Director, Disabilities@Work at Salesforce

Driving the news: As part of Salesforce’s commitment to the scheme, actions which Salesforce UK has taken on the journey to becoming a Disability Confident Leader include:

• Proactively engaging disabled applicants, and offering paid employment and traineeships to disabled candidates.
• Launching a new UK careers webpage, dedicated to providing resources and information for disabled candidates, and publishing roles on accessible job boards.
• Integrating the “Offer an Interview” scheme into the company’s current recruitment process, ensuring that all disabled applicants who meet essential criteria receive interview invitations.
• Providing Salesforce recruiters and people managers with training and resources to effectively support disabled candidates and employees, removing any barriers applicants may encounter.

The Salesforce perspective: “At Salesforce, we strive to create a company that reflects society. We take a holistic view of equality, it’s a core value of ours, and we acknowledge there is more we can do to boost representation,” said Federica Terrenzio, Senior Director, Disabilities@Work at Salesforce. “Achieving Disability Confident Scheme Level 3 (Leader) certification is a significant milestone for Salesforce – and also a responsibility. We’ll continue to listen, learn, and lead as we build a more inclusive and accessible workplace.” 

More information:

• Learn more about Salesforce’s Office of Accessibility 
• Learn more about Salesforce’s commitment to Equality and Equality Groups