In brief: Jersey telecoms company JT has won a Gold Award for workplace inclusion for the second year running, scoring 92% in the Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation. The company ranked first among 62 private-sector organisations and fifth overall out of 158 entries.
JT tops the private sector for workplace inclusion
JT has secured a Gold Award for the second consecutive year in the Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation (TIDE), Channel Eye reports. The award, developed by Onvero, benchmarks organisations across 10 key areas including inclusive recruitment, leadership, employee voice, wellbeing and belonging.
JT’s overall score of 92% in 2026 represents a steady climb from 89% last year and a remarkable jump from just 37% back in 2021. That kind of improvement over five years is not something you see every day, and it is the sort of measurable progress that gives an award like this genuine credibility.
Among the 158 organisations taking part, JT placed fifth overall and came first among the 62 private-sector entrants, a result that puts the island’s homegrown telecoms firm ahead of considerably larger competitors on the mainland.
What the numbers actually mean
TIDE is a self-assessment tool, which means organisations evaluate themselves against a structured framework rather than being audited by an external inspector. That said, the consistency of JT’s improvement across multiple years, and its strong relative ranking, suggests the scores reflect genuine organisational change rather than a one-off exercise in box-ticking.
Laura Belo, Chief People Officer at JT, said the award reflected something more than a number on a scorecard. “Achieving Gold for a second consecutive year is something we are incredibly proud of, but what matters most is the progress being made behind the award,” she said. “The growth from 37% in 2021 to 92% today reflects our on-going commitment to making inclusion part of how we work on a daily basis.”
Belo added that inclusion is “firmly embedded into our business and part of our company culture,” while acknowledging there is always room for further improvement. “We’ll continue listening to our people, learning from others and looking for new practical ways to make JT a place where everyone feels valued, supported and able to perform at their very best.”
Why this matters for Jersey employers
For a small island economy where the talent pool is limited and competition for skilled workers is real, the way a company treats its people is not just a matter of corporate virtue signalling. It has direct consequences for recruitment and retention. JT employs a significant number of people in Jersey, and its ability to attract and keep good staff has implications for the quality of telecoms infrastructure the island depends on.
The TIDE framework covers areas that any sensible employer should be paying attention to regardless of ideology: are you recruiting from the widest possible pool of talent, are your people heard, and do they feel they belong? These are practical questions with practical answers, and JT’s trajectory from 37% to 92% over five years suggests the company has been asking them seriously.
Source: Channel Eye
