Chopstix to place 100 neurodiverse people into work by 2027
This latest announcement is part of the QSR brand’s three-year strategy to reach £300m in system sales and 200 sites over the next three years
Chopstix has launched an employment initiative to place 100 neurodiverse young people into work in the Chopstix estate by 2027.
The chain has partnered with not-for-profit organisations DFN Project Search and Mencap, and London South East Colleges, to support internships for young people with learning difficulties.
This latest announcement is part of the QSR brand’s three-year strategy to reach £200m in system sales and 300 sites over the next three years.
According to Chopstix, the initiative has already proven “highly impactful”, having already placed 21 people into the programme to date.
Through this latest employment scheme, interns gain on-the-job experience at Chopstix sites with guidance from job coaches.
The group has also implemented training across the full estate on working with colleagues and serving customers with neurodiversity to ensure that new colleagues entering the business via this programme “receive the wraparound support they need”.
Tricia Hamilton, head of people at Chopstix Group, said: “We’re thrilled to be launching this programme with Mencap, DFN Project Search and London South East Colleges. The interns we have already brought into the programme are truly inspiring and we’re thrilled by the energy and passion there is across the whole Chopstix estate to support these colleagues and to make this initiative a success.
“Not only have we launched this internship and employment programme, we’ve also launched company wide training to ensure anyone in the business with a learning difficulty gets the support they need.”
