DIVERSITY is under the banner of ‘Turner For All’ which expresses the company’s philosophy that the best way to make TV and other services for the whole population is to have staff from every section of society.

In December 2011's survey 18% of staff identified themselves as BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethic) which is over twice as high as the average for a UK based broadcaster. Research from Skillset (the UK’s creative industries skills council) shows that the average is just 8%.  www.skillset.org/tv/industry/article_6777_1.asp

Turner’s workforce is 50/50 women and men and there is a good mix at all levels - again well ahead of the industry average. Women on the board include some of the most senior people in the business including the heads of HR, Finance and Legal and the Managing Editor of CNN is also a woman.

Turner is on the committee of the Creative Diversity Network alongside Channel 4, the BBC, Sky and the other major UK broadcasters which work together to improve diversity on air and behind the scenes. Turner requires all its production companies to sign the CDN Diversity Pledge and our contracts stipulate that diversity must play a part in everything they make for us.

We are working with Leonard Cheshire Disability and its Ability Media Training centre as part of its campaign to let people know that Turner is as an attractive employer for people with disabilities. We are funding two bursaries for disabled people trained at their centre and are running the advertisement above in Able Magazine, Pos'Ability and other targeted websites and publications.

It is part of Turner's 'Turner For All' campaign -- we broadcast to all sections of society and the best way to make sure that we are offering the best services for them all is to have all sections of society working here as well