West Midlands Fire Service held a networking event to promote gender equality in the organisation and show the increasing contribution made by its female employees.

Companies must ensure equality does not "slide down the top table agenda" during the recession, HR directors and diversity champions were warned yesterday.

West London Mental Health NHS Trust has launched an online diversity training module to ensure assessment processes are more easily managed.

The Single Equality Bill, published today, will mean employers must reveal how salaries of their male staff compare with their female colleagues'.

With the Equality Bill due to be published today (27th April), research by DLA Piper finds nearly two-thirds of businesses have still not reviewed gender pay gaps.

Increasing diversity in the Metropolitan Police is essential to making it more accountable, says HR director Martin Tiplady.

The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) is running trials of an equality standard with 11 police forces to help them make better use of resources, increase staff retention and build a more...

Women are more likely than men to ask their boss for more responsibility, but are less likely to to ask for pay rises or promotions.

Diversity remains a tick-box activity rather than a strategic imperative, according to research just published by the CIPD.

Female executives continue to be paid 37% less than their male counterparts.

Microsoft has launched a bonus scheme for its lawyers and for the external law firms it uses, to promote diversity.

Workplace diversity delivers real business benefits, according to a joint CBI and TUC report.