Equality & diversity
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Inequality within social groups greater than between groups
Sub Topic(s):
statistics and reports;
Date:
01/03/2010;
Significant differences remain in employment rates and relative pay between men and women and between ethnic groups, despite the elimination and even reversal of the qualification differences that often explain them, reveals a new report from the independent National Equality Panel.
Director of legal policy to leave EHRC
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/03/2010;
David Ruebain, who leads on the EHRC’s response to the Equality Bill, is to leave the Commission.
EHRC issues new gender equality scheme guidelines
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/03/2010;
Public authorities must take action to tackle four long-standing areas of significant inequality to meet their general gender equality duties, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
EHRC to launch Construction Leadership Diversity Forum
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/03/2010;
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to launch a Construction Leadership Diversity Forum in summer 2010 in response to its “Race and the construction industry inquiry” last year.
Equality reps making an impact
Sub Topic(s):
policies/best practice;
Date:
01/03/2010;
A report published by the TUC reveals that 81% of equality representatives have made an impact on employment equality practice, with 40% stating that they had improved flexible working provisions.
EOR Equality Bill conference: 15 April 2010
Sub Topic(s):
Equality Act;
Date:
01/03/2010;
Equal Opportunities Review together with Butterworths Conferences are running another major conference on the Equality Bill.
The LSC: successfully implementing a single equality scheme
Sub Topic(s):
policies/best practice;
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Carol Foster
The Learning and Skills Council commissioned an independent evaluation of its single equality scheme. Carol Foster looks at the key successes highlighted by the evaluation and how weaknesses were addressed by the council.
Equality Bill Commons Report Stage
Sub Topic(s):
Equality Act;
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
The Government’s Equality Bill had its Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons on 2 December 2009. There were some significant changes to the Bill at Report Stage. ...(more)
Diary: Equality Bill heading for wash-up?
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
This month, we report on further changes to the Equality Bill. ...(more)
Diary: Confusion over statutory equality representatives
Sub Topic(s):
policies/best practice;
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
Giving workplace equality representatives statutory rights similar to those conferred on safety and learning representatives, such as a right to time off for carrying out their duties and for training, understandably has been high on the wish list of the TUC and major trade unions. However, the Equality Bill does not give equality representatives a statutory role. ...(more)
Diary: EHRC under scrutiny
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has held three sessions on the work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in general and, in particular, the leadership of Trevor Phillips.
Diary: Positive discrimination in India
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
I spent a wonderful two weeks in India, first in Mumbai at a legal workshop on equality and non-discrimination law organised by the Indian Human Rights Law Network and the Equal Rights Trust.
Diary: Caste discrimination in India and Britain
Date:
01/02/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
Although progress has been made, the caste system still pervades Indian society. As Penny Macmillan pointed out in EOR 182, for someone who is caste-aware, caste can be easily recognised by a person’s last name.
Ethnic minorities badly hit by recession
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/02/2010;
People from ethnic minority communities have experienced the highest rise in unemployment since the start of the recession in 2008, according to research published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Government Equalities Office (GEO).
Draft Codes of Practice on Equality Bill
Sub Topic(s):
Equality Act;
Date:
01/02/2010;
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published three draft Codes of Practice to help explain the provisions of the Equality Bill. It has produced the drafts now, while the Bill is progressing through Parliament, with the intention of having the Codes ready when the Bill passes into law.
Government plans to tackle race and class inequality
Date:
01/02/2010;
While confirming the Government’s commitment to eradicating racism and promoting race equality, a new publication from Communities and Local Government (CLG) contends that it can no longer be assumed that all minority ethnic people are disadvantaged.
Guide on socioeconomic duty
Sub Topic(s):
Equality Act;
Date:
01/02/2010;
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has produced a guide on the proposed new socioeconomic duty which is intended to provide a statutory foundation to tackle socioeconomic disadvantage and will require all public bodies to consider the impact that their strategic decisions will have on entrenched inequalities.
Diary: Equality Bill into the Lords
Sub Topic(s):
Equality Act;
Date:
01/01/2010;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
The Government’s Equality Bill had its Report Stage on 2 December 2009 and was passed by the House of Commons on the same day. ...(more)
Equality Commission appoints directors as champions
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/01/2010;
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has appointed internal EHRC directors as “champions” to lead on the seven different equality strands and human rights.
EHRC commissioner appointments
Sub Topic(s):
Equality and Human Rights Commission;
Date:
01/01/2010;
The new commissioners for the Equality and Human Rights Commission have been announced by Harriet Harman, minister for women and equality.
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