Equality & diversity
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The police service: managing disability and culture change
Date:
01/11/2004;
Author:
Carol Foster
Legislation extending the employment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to police officers came into force on 1 October 2004. Carol Foster looks at the culture change issues raised by the DDA for the police service and how Greater Manchester Police is proactively incorporating the new Regulations into its working practices.
Increasing diversity among judges
Date:
01/11/2004;
The Department for Constitutional Affairs has published a consultation paper on increasing diversity among judges and tribunal members, while continuing to make judicial appointments based solely on merit.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/10/2004;
Part three of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 finally comes into force this month. Our first feature shows how one organisation has taken a proactive approach to the new obligation on businesses to take reasonable steps to ensure that their goods and services are accessible to people with disabilities.
Flexible childcare provision: the options for employers
Date:
01/10/2004;
Author:
Alison Clarke
The government has recently reaffirmed its commitment to increase childcare provision, recognising that there is often not enough flexibility with childcare to enable parents to balance their working and family lives. Alison Clarke explains recent government initiatives and discusses the advantages some employers have experienced in their provision of different forms of childcare.
Implementing a disability strategy
Date:
01/10/2004;
Author:
Kay Allen
BSkyB's disability strategy won this year's Business in the Community award for "Realising Ability".
Discrimination law: fit for the purpose?
Date:
01/10/2004;
A new report from the CIPD asks if current discrimination law is an obstacle to employers who would otherwise embrace the need for progress in diversity.
Diversity adviser for the civil service
Date:
01/10/2004;
The civil service has appointed a new key adviser on diversity. Waqar Azmi, who was formerly head of equality and diversity at TMP worldwide, will take up the post this month.
Acas chair to mediate on retirement age
Date:
01/10/2004;
Rita Donaghy, of Acas, will chair the consultative group set up by the DTI to consider whether the forthcoming age legislation should introduce a mandatory retirement age - something the UK currently does not have.
CEHR plans create deep divisions
Date:
01/09/2004;
Equality groups have been criticised for not showing a united front in responding to the government's white paper concerning the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
Implementing the EU race equality Directive
Date:
01/08/2004;
Author:
Anoush der Boghossian
The Framework Directive on racial discrimination was unanimously adopted by the European Union in 2000, with an implementation deadline of 19 July 2003. Anoush der Boghossian* looks at how successful member states have been in the implementation the Directive.
Royal Mail: delivering dignity at work
Date:
01/08/2004;
Author:
Carol Foster
Carol Foster examines Royal Mail's comprehensive dignity at work strategy, which includes a fast-track complaints procedure, and company-wide training to raise awareness and deliver the skills to deal with inappropriate behaviour
Banks settle sex discrimination cases
Date:
01/08/2004;
Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley has agreed a $54 million settlement of a sex discrimination case brought by the US equality watchdog, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Doctors' careers blocked by discrimination
Date:
01/08/2004;
Doctors' leaders have acknowledged that widespread discrimination in the NHS is blocking the careers of many medical staff.
Business given deadline on race equality
Date:
01/08/2004;
Government should regulate to compel companies to promote race equality if they fail to institute real change in the next three years, says the government-appointed Race Equality and Diversity Taskforce.
Employers fund action on race diversity
Date:
01/08/2004;
Employers are backing their commitment to a more racially diverse workforce with substantial amounts of money, according to a major benchmarking report on race.
Minister promises single equality act
Date:
01/08/2004;
The new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) will review equality and discrimination legislation to create a single equality act.
Councils agree deal on equal pay and diversity
Date:
01/08/2004;
Local government employers have agreed to have in place by 31 March 2007 pay and grading structures that will deliver equal pay for women, as part of the three-year pay deal agreed between local government employers and trades unions.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/07/2004;
The dominant theme this month is age discrimination - though not for the reason that we anticipated.
Senior white men key to enabling diversity
Date:
01/07/2004;
Male leaders hold the key to successful culture change and the creation of diversity and gender equality within organisations, suggests new research from Opportunity Now.
Draft Regulations on age discrimination delayed
Date:
01/07/2004;
The draft Regulations on the forthcoming age legislation are subject to a serious delay after the government failed to publish them this spring, as originally promised.
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