Employer forums on age and belief to relaunch as Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion

The Employers Forums on Age and Belief (EFA and EFB) are to join together in October and relaunch as the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI).

CBI backs code for companies to ‘comply or explain’ on diversity

The CBI yesterday called on the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to get on with making changes to the UK’s Corporate Governance Code to boost the number of women on boards.

Diversity: interview with Fiona Cannon, director of diversity and inclusion at Lloyds Banking Group

The statue of Lady Justice on top of the Central Criminal Court – the Old Bailey – in London has become a striking symbol of equality, as she stands proudly emblazoned in gold, holding a set of scales...

Diversity is focus of September’s HR Summit US 2011

Variety is the spice of life. And as a growing number of progressive businesses are now realising, diversity can also provide the cornerstone to a high-performing workforce.

Features

Challenges HR faces with generation gaps

There are lots of 47 to 65 year olds in all organisations. These are the baby boomers and many of them are starting to retire.

Older workers: the jam in the inter-generational sandwich?

Older workers could prove to be a new and unique resource, but risk being squeezed by pressures from their children, parents and employers, according to research from Kingston University.

NHS Employers names its 17 diversity partners

The NHS Employers organisation has named the 17 NHS trusts that have been awarded its Equality and Diversity Partner status for 2011/12.

Raising retirement age leads to career concerns in employees aged over 45

Proposals to raise the retirement age are fueling fears that employees over 45 will become more vulnerable to redundancy, research has suggested.

Generation Y 'doesn't exist' according to French researcher

A study of French workers has suggested that there is no difference in attitudes between generations in the workplace.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue first to achieve award for equality and diversity

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has become the first fire and rescue service to achieve the Excellence Standard for its equality and diversity work under the Fire and Rescue Services Equality...

Equality: Unconscious bias and the mini-me syndrome

Mini-me syndrome is a social phenomena where executives and others in the recruitment process choose employees and successors who are similar to themselves - often in age, style, industry experience...

Diversity strategies will suffer in Government's drive for public-sector efficiency

Government budget cuts put diversity strategies at risk, according to an equality think tank.