Equality & Diversity

This page contains a summary of the latest equality & diversity news, supplier news, blogs and analysis. To see more items, click the link at the end of each category.

News

FTSE board appointments for women slow considerably

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Figures from the Professional Boards Forum have revealed that the rate of female appointments to FTSE 100 boards has slowed significantly this year, with only 12% of posts being appointed…

Shared Parental Leave will help create more equal and diverse workforces, says CIPD

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CIPD responds to government consultation on the administration of Shared Parental Leave As the Government’s consultation on the administration of Shared Parental Leave draws to a close, the CIPD has…

Discrimination forcing early retirement, says expert

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Discrimination and short-sightedness is at the root of a growing army of unemployed over 50’s at a time when the mature workforce need more income, according to Cognitive Neuroscientist and…

Coalition cuts ‘setting back equality gains’

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Spending cuts by the coalition government are said to be setting back equality gains made by women in the last five years, according to a report from the CEDAW Working…

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Supplier News

Enterprise wins Innovation Award for diversity

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In the Race for Opportunity (RfO) Awards 2012 held this week, car hire company Enterprise Rent-A-Car received the Innovation Award for its unique Diversity Scorecard initiative. Race for Opportunity is…

GE highly commended for an Outstanding Women’s Network

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GE’s Women’s Network wins second place in the category Outstanding Employee Network of the Year at the European Diversity Awards In Europe, GE’s financial business, GE Capital, 33% of its…

Bourne Leisure Joins Women 1st to Champion Boardroom Diversity

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Women 1st, the initiative that aims to increase the representation of women on boards across the hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism industries, announced the launch of new corporate membership…

Turning tables for women in the East

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Anglia Ruskin launches new leadership development programme in Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University is helping women in the East of England to break through the glass ceiling in their workplace with…

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Analysis

Gagandeep Prasad: Maternity discrimination, unfair dismissal and sex discrimination

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Discrimination against women in the workplace is once again in the public eye after Kate Torpey issued a claim of unfair dismissal, sex discrimination and discrimination on the grounds of…

CareerStructure.com: Commentary for Recruitment Analysis

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Equal opportunities are an important component of any workplace, from disability considerations, through to awareness of religious needs. The equality between men and women is an area Careerstructure.com has been…

Alison Smullen: The Sabbath- Still a day of rest for Christian employees?

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The book of Exodus states “the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work” (Exodus 20:8-11). In the realms of…

James Hall: Religious Dress in the Workplace

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Religious dress at work is a subject that is never far from the news and one that continues to cause confusion for employers. Previous high profile cases have included decisions…

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Blogs

Helena Parry: Are we addressing the real diversity challenge?

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The debate around women in the boardroom has continued to rage once again, with the latest report from the Cranfield International Centre for Women Leaders highlighting that numbers are stalling….

Helena Parry: Diversity – What is Really Holding us back?

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As the diversity debate continues to rage across the global business landscape, it strikes me that perhaps in some cases, HR professionals are trying to find a cure before they’ve…

Helena Parry: How can an organisation embrace diversity within an emerging talent programme?

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The diversity agenda often focuses on the areas which many managers are more familiar with – women in the board-room for example. But diversity is something which should be incorporated…

Marc Tobias: How can HR prevent childcare costs stopping women coming back to work?

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The question of how to get more women into work has gone round the business circuit many times. Ultimately, as organisations continue to compete for top talent, there has been…

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