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Date:
01/11/2005;
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has produced Flexible Working: the Implementation Challenge to help employers and line managers effectively implement flexible working to benefit both the business and employees.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/11/2005;
The Government has announced its intention to extend the right to request flexible working to carers, and not just parents, in April 2007. Our survey of carers policies, published this month, indicates that a right to request flexible working will cause few concerns.
Promoting diversity - the role of line managers
Date:
01/11/2005;
Author:
Kate Godwin
The business case for gender equality/diversity is at risk of being seen as a paper-based exercise that will make little impression on managers, according to new research.
Time to care? Carers policy survey
Date:
01/11/2005;
Author:
Kate Godwin
Kate Godwin reports on EOR's first survey of the support offered by employers to staff who have caring responsibilities, and the benefits and problems of doing so.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/10/2005;
Flexible working is a dominant theme this month. The Equal Opportunities Commission's (EOC) call for the right to request flexible working to be extended to all workers has met with mixed reactions.
SE employers complacent over gender equality
Date:
01/10/2005;
A new research report accuses South East (SE) England employers of complacency over gender equality in the workplace.
Nacro: an equality and diversity winner
Date:
01/10/2005;
Author:
Kate Godwin
Kate Godwin looks at how putting equality and diversity at the heart of its employment practices made crime prevention charity Nacro a prizewinner.
Developments in the law on sexual orientation
Date:
01/09/2005;
Author:
Chantel Davies
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (SOR) came into force on 1 December 2003, implementing the provisions of the EU Employment Framework Directive, but few cases have so far been decided and none have yet been heard on appeal.
Police take positive action on diversity
Date:
01/09/2005;
Police are to step up their drive to encourage the recruitment of ethnic minorities and women into the police service, says policing minister Hazel Blears.
Leadership is pivotal in promoting gender equality in local government
Date:
01/09/2005;
Leadership is pivotal to tackling gender inequality in local government, reveals a new study by Bristol Business School.
Draft Age Discrimination Regulations: An EOR guide
Date:
01/09/2005;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
The government's long-awaited final consultation on the draft age discrimination Regulations and consultative draft Regulations make clear that there will be major differences between age discrimination law and other forms of unlawful discrimination. Michael Rubenstein presents a detailed analysis.
New drive for diversity in senior civil service
Date:
01/08/2005;
A 10-point plan on how to achieve a more integrated and diverse civil service will be published later this year.
Diversity policies yield billions for UK employers
Date:
01/08/2005;
More than nine out of 10 UK companies have identified a clear business case for diversity policies, according to the latest survey by the business network Race for Opportunity.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/07/2005;
The Equality Bill has been reintroduced into parliament. The Bill creates a single commission to deal with discrimination on grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. It will take over the functions of the existing commissions (the EOC, the CRE and the DRC) and will be known as the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR).
Targets needed to help older people into work
Date:
01/07/2005;
The Government's programme for helping older people into work has not been subject to a proper review to determine its effectiveness, says the Public Accounts Select Committee.
More women from ethnic minorities in college
Date:
01/07/2005;
The Learning and Skills Council's (LSC) equality and diversity annual report shows that increasing numbers of women from ethnic minority backgrounds are undertaking vocational learning.
Widening Opportunities for Women
Date:
01/07/2005;
Author:
Kate Godwin
In 2000, Leeds Metropolitan University launched a women-only development programme, Widening Opportunities for Women. Kate Godwin looks at the background to the programme and the benefits it has brought, both to women and to the university.
Maritime museum lifts the age barrier
Date:
01/07/2005;
Author:
Charlotte Wolff
The National Maritime Museum is one of the first public sector bodies to abolish its mandatory retirement age. In recognition of this it was nominated for a "Not old just older" (Nojo) award in 2003.
Equality Bill reintroduced
Date:
01/07/2005;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
The government has reintroduced the Equality Bill, establishing a Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
Mixed picture on equality in higher education
Date:
01/06/2005;
Staff and managers in higher education have widely differing perceptions over the impact of equal opportunities policies, according to extensive research carried out for the HEFCE.
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