International Women’s Day 2023: Equity V Equality
My name is Hannah and I currently work in HR as a People Impacting and Insight Lead. I have been very lucky to be part of many amazing teams at HMRC such as the Respect at Work Programme and the …
Inclusion
Emma reflects on her rewarding volunteering experiences for International Volunteers Day
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Culture & Values, Digital Apprentices, General, Inclusion, Working with the community
We celebrate solidarity through volunteering often here, as we have Enterprise Advisors who contribute their time to helping young people with their career choices by expanding their understanding of what it's like to work in an organisation like HMRC. For …
Julian's advice: 'Helping Men and Boys' this International Men's Day
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Diversity, General, Guest blog, Inclusion, Mental Health
Celebrating International Men's Day! Julian has worked at HMRC for 20 years and to celebrate International Men’s Day he attempts to demystify stereotypes and encourages you to take time out for yourself. “Just what is International Men’s Day? Why does …
Inter Faith Week: My Hijab, Fatema's Story
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Culture & Values, Diversity, General, Inclusion, Recruitment
Inter Faith Week is all about 'working together with mutual respect'. We are excited to be able to share a powerful story from the perspective of one of our colleagues, Fatema, who has worked in HMRC for over 30 years. …
Celebrating Black History Month: Meet Seun Taiwo
Seun Taiwo works in the Borders and Trade directorate as a Programme Management Office (PMO) Portfolio Analyst, for Border Policy Driven Change. His team is responsible for providing governance and assurance activities to the Border Change Delivery team. He is …
Learning on-the-job has proven to be a great career move for neurodivergent apprentice Hannah
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Accessibility, Culture & Values, Digital Apprentices, Diversity, Guest blog, Inclusion, Needs Extra Support
PR and Communications apprentice, Hannah Mead joined HMRC at the beginning of 2022 in the Sustainability team. Here she shares her experiences of learning on-the-job and her top tips for navigating ADHD in the workplace. Building on my existing skills …
Juggling caring with a career
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Like many carers throughout the UK, Sabrina Thomas juggles caring responsibilities with a full-time job. In our latest blog, Sabrina opens up about the challenges she has faced and how HMRC have supported her career progression whilst being a full-time …
Meet our Commonwealth Games volunteers
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Culture & Values, Diversity, General, Inclusion, Recruitment, Working with the community
Ready, set go! The Commonwealth Games 2022 is finally underway in Birmingham and it’s not just the athletes who are getting ready for the action. Employees from across HMRC are volunteering their time to help make the games a fantastic …
Climbing the career ladder: from zoology student to tax auditor
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Culture & Values, Diversity, General, Inclusion, Recruitment
In our latest blog, discover how Gemma Atkins went from zoology student to tax auditor, and learn how her role as Welsh Lead for the Gender Network inspired her to progress her career at HMRC. Where it all began... When …
Pride at HMRC – Chris’s story.
June is Pride Month, and here at HMRC we are celebrating our LGBT+ colleagues and community. We asked Chris Mahood what it means to him. The importance of Pride I’m a litigation lawyer and manager based in Bristol. I’m also …