UNITY BLOG
The Unity Blog is home to all of the posts that we have shared with the community, like a Unity newsfeed!
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One of the 3 C's of Unity is Champion. Here, James discusses Unity, his experiences and why this network is so important for people at Next!
We had the absolute pleasure of hosting Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones for a live event. You can watch it back on the youtube channel below!
We're launching our first CommUnity Let’s Talk NEXT coffee morning to give you the opportunity to share any ideas, concerns or queries with us.
Meet Kash Mahmood - Ecommerce Director at NEXT and our Unity Sponsor. You can find out more in his A Moment With feature below.
As part of Ramadhan, Latifah discusses how she prepares for Ramadhan and her experiences of Ramadhan at work .
On this page you can find out more information about Eid, how colleagues across the business are celebrating and take a look at NEXT's Eid Collection online.
As part of Ramadhan, Latifah discusses how she prepares for Ramadhan and her experiences of Ramadhan at work .
As part of Ramadhan, Farhan discusses his experiences of Ramadhan at work.
During Ramadhan, Muslims aim to grow spiritually and become closer to God and their loved ones.
It is celebrated around the world, bringing together people from all walks of life.
International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.
We've got a new blog page dedicated to International Women's Day full of resources, educational information and interviews with people from the business!
As part of our committment to #ActionNotJustWords, we are launching Unity's first ever Coffee Morning!
Race Equality Week! We have put together a page of information, resources, and activities for you to take part in to help to increase the awareness and understanding of racial equality.
As part of our IAM feature, Harja discusses her journey of self confidence and what she hopes for the future.
As part of IAM, we want to increase the Unity networks understanding of the faith and share the voice of the muslim community at Next.
Find out more here
As part of our Diwali 2021 feature, Ponni discusses what Diwali is and how it is celebrated.
James, shares who he is proud to be, his childhood, and what he wants to achieve within Unity at Next.
Throughout the month of October we celebrated Black History Month. Each week we launched new resources, heard from employees across the business and launched two new blog series.
Lionel Mason, HR Director about where Next currently stands, and it's future commitment to Diversity & Inclusion.
As part of Black History Month, we've been asking what you want Unity to Champion within the business. So today we start with Representation.
Giosue`, shares who is proud to be and how it has positively affected his outlook on life.
How well do you know your black histroy? Take a quiz here to test your knowledge!
Everyone has unconscious biases. The brain receives information all the time from our own experiences and what we read, hear or see in the media, and from others. So how well do you know your own?
Rhian, shares who she is proud to be now, but has she always felt this way?
We wish a good holy day and easy fasting to all our Jewish colleagues who observe Yom Kippur this Thursday. Find out more about what Yom Kippur is here.
Many of you will be aware of the situation in Afghanistan where in recent weeks, there has been an escalation in conflict alongside the withdrawal of foreign forces.
We know that many of you will be feeling demoralised after the seeing the fallout from yesterday's Euro2020 Final. So we have included a reminder of some things you can do to take time for yourself and those around you.
Meet Lionel, HR Director and sponsor of the Unity Network. You can read his article "A Message From Our Sponsor" here.
We are live! Our first post gives you a bit more information into why we have launched the network and why 'Unity'.