Optimum is a diverse company determined to build an inclusive high-performance culture that allows all employees to enrich their professional skills and career within the company without discrimination. As a company, we believe this is the best way to ensure creativity, innovation, progress, and mutual enrichment.
The variety in our employees’ ideas, perspectives, high performance and experiences is a valued and necessary part of our competitive advantage. Diversity among employees creates a better and more innovative work environment and acknowledges the value each employee brings to the company.

Optimum is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and potential employees. A diverse mix of employees at all levels of the organization must be supported by an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated equally and with fairness and respect.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture in Optimum and do not tolerate discriminatory practices on the basis of race, colour, age, pregnancy, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, political belief, national origin, union, marital status, family status, social status, or any status that is protected as a matter of Law, in connection with hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, termination, or any other terms and conditions of employment

As a global company with activities in more than 7 countries  employing more than 4,400 employees, our success depends on the many talents and experiences of a multi-cultural workforce as well as our relationships with local communities. To continue to foster a diverse organization, Optimum has adopted this policy that applies across the company and may be supplemented by local diversity policies.

Optimum is also committed to maintaining an environment in which all members of the workplace treat all other members of the workplace at all times with dignity, consideration, and respect. All employees are expected and required to understand and comply at all times with Optimum’s equal employment opportunity and dignity at work policies.

What we mean by diversity & inclusion

Diversity is about differences: Each of us is different, and at Optimum we value and respect individual differences. Optimum takes the widest possible view of diversity to include attributes such as age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, language, ethnicity, nationality, family and marital status, religion and belief, social and economic background, veteran status, education, experience, disability and any other characteristics that make our colleagues unique.

Inclusion is about valuing these differences: Inclusion is the behaviours that recognize, understand and value differences, promote authenticity and provide a sense of belonging. Inclusion is also about leveraging those differences to foster innovation and drive business growth.

Why diversity & inclusion is important

Diversity and inclusion directly aligns with our Dream of bringing people together for a better world that is more inclusive, where everyone is valued and celebrated for who they are as  individuals.

Diversity is a business imperative because our consumers are diverse. Reflecting that diversity will enable us to better understand our consumers and meet their needs. We also know that diversity of thought delivers better decision-making and more innovative ideas.

An inclusive workplace is just as critical as having a diverse workforce because it enables individuals to feel empowered to share their unique perspectives and ideas. We also know that inclusive workplaces have higher engagement, productivity and retention rates.

We believe our business is more sustainable and effective when it encompasses a wider range of perspectives. To maintain sustainable global competitive advantage for the next 100+ years, we need to embrace diversity and inclusion as both central and critical to our business strategy.

Our diversity & inclusion strategy

This strategy outlines how we will integrate diversity and inclusion into our workforce, workplace,  marketplace and communities to achieve our mission.

Diversity & Inclusion Hiring Strategy

• Job Ads: all job ads are audited to ensure that the language we use is not geared toward a specific demographic of experience level. We try to ensure that the job ads are inclusive in their language to appeal to candidates from different backgrounds.
• Referrals from diverse employee: we actively seek referrals from our diverse employee base. We encourage them to share the job ads within their network and empower them to promote Optimum
• Partnering with non-profit/NGOs: We partner with local non-profit and non-government agencies to tap into the diverse and differently abled candidate pools. We have been able to successfully hire several visually impaired candidates who are working as recruiters in our team.
• Internship to targeted groups: in certain geographies, we offer internship and co-op positions to candidates from specific backgrounds. This helps us to encourage up-and-coming candidates to join our team and get experience.
• Company policies that appeal to diverse candidates: other than our stated diversity and inclusion policies, we also offer employees flex-time, availing religious holidays and participation
• Tools: We ensure that each differently-abled employee has all the necessary systems & tools to perform their job competently.
• Training: our recruiters undergo training on how to eliminate any form of bias, whether conscious or otherwise. As much as possible, we redact any personally identifiable information from the resumes so that no bias creeps into our recruitment process.
• Incentives: We have a very attractive incentive policy for our recruitment team for hiring diverse candidates. This is in addition to the regular incentive policies applicable within the organization.
• Technology: We use an AI powered ATS and recruitment system that does auto-matching of the resumes against the set job description. This helps us to eliminate any bias in the initial selection process.