Equality & Diversity

Christians who believe that they are exempt from equalities legislation are no different from Muslims trying to impose Sharia law in Britain, Trevor Phillips has declared. Speaking at a debate…

Companies cannot afford not to improve female representation in UK boardrooms, according to one industry figure. Following the prime minister’s comments on gender equality at the Northern Future Forum Summit…

Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) comments in response to widespread misinterpretation of the relative position of men and women in…

Jobseekers from ethnic minority backgrounds are not treated by recruitment agencies in an equal way to white candidates, according to Race for Opportunity (RfO). Research released by the charity today…

Deloitte, the business advisory firm, is celebrating diversity month with an exciting programme of activities and guest speakers, including Garth Crooks OBE, ambassador for the ‘Kick It Out’ campaign, and…

The UK’s leaders in supply chain and logistics have jointly awarded Debbie Palmer, a General Manager at DHL Supply Chain, the MAN everywoman Team of the Year award. The accolade…

MITIE Group PLCis delighted to announce it has today been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women. Mrs McGregor-Smith, who has set up and remains involved in…

PwC has been named one of the top UK employers for women in the Top 50 Employers for Women list. The list features organisations from a range of spheres including…

From 6 April, UK businesses can no longer give notice to employees of their retirement under a default retirement age (DRA). Whilst Employment Minster Ed Davey hailed this reform as…

Les Venus, Chief Executive of Threshold Initiative and board member of UK Council for Access and Equality offers his analysis of workplace diversity. I don’t know about you but it seems…

In the build up to November’s Workplace Diversity & Equality Forum, Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive, Chartered Management Institute considers the intricacies of managing a workforce which is getting older. There’s…

As part of the build up to November’s Workplace Equality & Diversity Forum, Sharon Goldie, Dyslexia Specialist & Workplace Consultant at leading assistive technology specialists, iansyst Ltd, explains the importance…

As we approach the first anniversary of the Davies Report – which set out ambitious targets for UK listed companies in the FTSE 100 to aim for a minimum of…

A huge part of bringing more women into the IT sector is campaigning for flexible working conditions and shared parental leave. So I was interested to come across a survey…

Most people don’t know the astronomical costs of childcare – until they have children. In fact, I saw one working single mother tweet that the cost of having her daughter…

I was recently surprised to read statistics claiming that more than two fifths of men would ‘prefer’ to work in an environment of ‘just male employees’ while only 8% of…