Black workers face a massive pay gap that widens as they achieve more qualifications, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress that reveals the challenges faced by ethnic minority UK workers pursuing professional careers.
Some employers are no longer asking for degrees as a job requirement. What is the use of a degree from Oxford University?
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While the Governments’ consultation ‘Closing the Gender Pay gap’ is a welcomed one, the solution doesn’t solely lie in analysing and managing pay, says Mercer.
There is no doubt that the exploits of the England football team at the Women’s World Cup in Canada this summer grabbed the attention of a nation and kick-started a popular discussion about gender discrepancies and attitudes both within sport and in society at large. The BBC’s coverage was the most comprehensive of any all-female…
Nick Owen looks at going beyond the obvious conventions of inclusion and delves deeper into the culture of a company and how employers should be employing the right candidate for the job and not someone who fits into a ‘pigeon hole’.
Abercrombie and Fitch (A&F), notorious for their strict guidelines on employee appearance, have finally scrapped their ‘look policy’. The clothing retailer have previously come under fire for their discriminatory policies and ‘over-sexualised’ branding, and has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and tribunals related to their hiring practices. They have also seen their shares fall…
For decades, women in the workplace were openly considered as supporters, enablers and facilitators for powerful men. Most women were secretaries, telephone operators and typists. They were employed to sort out the details that were far beneath the attention of their male employers. Whilst the men did the ‘real’ work, the women busied themselves with…
Diversity in business is hampered by a data gap, finds new research from Brunel University, commissioned by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Towards better diversity management – which summarises the full research and draws on previous work on the subject – reveals that organisations globally…
The Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) launches its Manifesto today at its annual reception at the House of Lords. The Manifesto sets out a clear agenda for change in UK workplaces, which need to become more inclusive if the UK is to compete in the global economy. enei is calling on the next…
The new report from leading employment law solicitors Doyle Clayton reveals that micro businesses are Britain’s least discriminatory workplaces (according to their employees) while medium and large organisations struggle with discrimination. Based on interviews with 1,000 employees across a range of organisations (conducted by Censuswide Research), Doyle Clayton’s Age Before Beauty? report looks at age and…
Global survey finds Britons among the most likely to support equal opportunities for men and women A new Ipsos global survey finds the British (94%) and Spanish (93%) the most likely to believe in equal opportunities for men and women. There is less of a consensus in Japan, where rather fewer – 71% – believe…
Eighty per cent of women feel their employer is supportive of them but 44% say their gender has hindered their career or will in the future. This is the centre of a paradox that UK women face in the workplace – while many cite their organisation as being supportive of women, large numbers have also…
Barclays CEO Curt Hess scooped the corporate ‘Straight Ally of the Year’ award at the Out In the City and G3 Magazine Awards on Friday night (25 April 2014). The glitzy award ceremony, dubbed Britain’s ‘gay oscars’ saw celebrities including Tom Daley and Paul O’Grady receive gongs. The event paid tribute to the individuals and…
More than 430,000 disabled people fell out of work last year according to a new report from the disability charity Scope. The report, A Million Futures is based on a survey of over 700 disabled adults, new analysis of employment figures, and the first hand experiences of disabled people and lifts the lid on disabled people’s experiences…