The Employers Forums on Age and Belief (EFA and EFB) is to relaunch as the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) this October.

Formed out of two existing and well-respected Forums, the enei will run as a charity and cover all nine protected characteristics in The Equality Act 2010 and will aim to lead the workplace and inclusion agenda.

Meanwhile, Dan Robertson, who most recently worked as a client consultant at Equality Works, has been recruited as diversity and inclusion director, while Amir Kabel, most recently as a diversity manager for the NHS, has joined as head of business development. Both new hires will report to the chief executive, Denise Keating.

Keating says: “This is an incredibly exciting time for us. In consultation with existing EFA and EFB members, we identified a need for a more integrated and proactive approach to equality and inclusion across the employee lifecycle. This provides an amazing opportunity to engage further with employers on the whole spectrum of workplace inclusion issues.  

“Dan and Amir have been recruited to lead this charge and I am delighted that they’ve joined us at such a crucial time.

“Post launch, enei will be the only not-for-profit, UK-wide entity, supporting businesses on all issues related to equality and inclusion best practice. As a cutting-edge charitable organisation, we will also provide our members with access to our research and campaigning arm, which has proved to be extremely successful in the current model.”