Equality & diversity
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New Code of Practice on age
Date:
01/01/2003;
The Departmentfor Work and Pensions has launched an updated Code of Practice on age diversity at work. The guide aims to help employers remove age discrimination from their employment practices and has advice on how to assess and implement non-discriminatory policies for recruitment, selection, promotion, training and development, redundancy and retirement.
Consultative draft discrimination Regulations: an EOR guide
Date:
01/01/2003;
Author:
Michael Rubenstein
The government has issued consultative draft Regulations for amending the Race Relations and Disability Discrimination Acts and for implementing the new rights not to be discriminated against on grounds of religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Agenda: future world of equal opportunities
Date:
01/01/2003;
What will be the state of the equal opportunities/diversity agenda in 10 years' time? We asked leaders of the UK equality enforcement agencies, politicians and activists to give us their view of how far things will have progressed in the next decade. While virtually all of our contributors expect a single equality commission to be up and running by then, some also suggest that a rethink of the aims and objectives of the diversity agenda is called for.
Public bodies to be checked for race relations compliance
Date:
01/12/2002;
The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) has announced a major survey of public authorities' efforts to end racial discrimination. It will assess how they are responding to their new statutory duty to promote racial equality.
M&S wins Age Positive award
Date:
01/12/2002;
Marks & Spencer has won the Age Positive at Work award at the Personnel Today Awards 2002.
Oxbridge link still rife in legal recruitment
Date:
01/12/2002;
A report from the Law Society, showing that law firms favour graduates from old universities when recruiting trainee solicitors, claims to explain why applicants from ethnic minorities and lower social classes find it harder to enter the profession*.
Equal pay awards presented at Downing Street
Date:
01/12/2002;
The first ever government awards recognising employers' efforts to promote equal pay and opportunities in the workplace were recently made to six winners including ASDA, the Welsh Assembly and Margaret Prosser of the Transport and General Workers Union.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/11/2002;
Equal pay has had a high public profile in 2002 with major campaigns conducted by unions and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
Making a positive difference: a legal guide to positive action
Date:
01/11/2002;
Author:
Hilary Slater
Employers keen to promote diversity in their workforce because of business benefits or external pressures may wonder how to bring about real change without falling foul of the law. Hilary Slater examines the legal position on positive action and positive discrimination and the legal tools available to employers who want to improve diversity.
Proposals for new equality legislation unveiled
Date:
01/11/2002;
Two consultation documents have been published, outlining new government proposals on workplace anti-discrimination law, including measures to tackle inequality for gays and lesbians and those with religious beliefs.
100 days to make a gender difference at Citigroup Europe
Date:
01/11/2002;
Author:
Janet Egan
Global financial services group Citigroup aims to be the employer of choice in its field, and - as part of this strategy - to develop a true gender-neutral meritocracy. Janet Egan relates how the momentum created by these teams led to the development of the more permanent diversity infrastructure known as CitiDifference.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/10/2002;
Guarantees on pay and conditions for staff transferred to the private sector is currently something of a hot topic, and our Law Report this month looks at this issue.
Equality mainstreaming: turning theory into practice
Date:
01/10/2002;
Author:
Carol Foster
More and more organisations are adopting a mainstreaming approach to equal opportunities, yet there is still much confusion about what the term means and the best way to deliver a mainstreaming strategy. Carol Foster takes a detailed look at the evolution of mainstreaming, and highlights some of the best-practice tools available to help organisations implement a mainstreaming policy.
Why diversity is good for business
Date:
01/10/2002;
Author:
Sarah Rutherford and Sue Ollerearnshaw
Equality practitioners have long espoused the link between good equality and diversity practice and good business performance, and proof has been sought from time to time. Sarah Rutherford and Sue Ollerearnshaw, senior consultants at Schneider-Ross, look at the issues from a business point of view.
Business must prepare for sexual orientation Directive
Date:
01/08/2002;
Barbara Roche, minister for women and equality, has stressed the need for business to be ready to implement the EU Directive which will outlaw sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace.
Significant support for flexible retirement
Date:
01/08/2002;
By far the most significant view emerging from the government's consultation on future age discrimination legislation is that retirement should be more flexible.
This month's issue . . .
Date:
01/07/2002;
Race equality has entered a new era. As from 31 May 2002, public authorities had to have in place policies for promoting racial equality and to publish a race equality scheme (RES). In our feature, we look at how two very different organisations have taken on board the new duties.
New era for race equality
Date:
01/07/2002;
Author:
Kate Godwin
Under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, the public sector had to have policies promoting racial equality in place at the end of May. Kate Godwin outlines the nature of the new duties placed on public bodies, and examines the race equality schemes of two very different organisations.
Race for Opportunity survey reveals lack of black and Asian role models
Date:
01/07/2002;
A major benchmarking report on race and diversity in corporate Britain covering 2.75 million UK employees in 99 private and public sector organisations (including 18 of the FTSE 100). Race: creating business value has revealed a noticeable lack of black and Asian managers, particularly at the most senior level.
Diversity significantly improves business performance
Date:
01/07/2002;
More than 100 of the UK's leading organisations now recognise the development of diversity as an important contributor to their overall business success, according to research funded by the Cabinet Office and Barclays Bank, and conducted by the specialist consultancy Schneider-Ross.
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