Employers have recognised that diversity and inclusivity in the workplace will help them weather the recession.

This week, researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College revealed working beyond normal retirement age might help stave off dementia. The study suggests a significant link between later...

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 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...

Employers who retain older workers have been told they will be better placed to emerge from the recession.

Current economic uncertainty may be leading many retirement-age workers to consider continuing in employment. This can only be good news for employers.

Members of the House of Lords approaching age 65 have been sent spoof letters telling them they must retire in nine months, as part of a campaign from The Employers Forum on Age (EFA).

Employers have been warned that although there are laws to protect elderly workers they will find it hard to find a remedy for the growing problem of ageing workforces.

BT has won an award for exemplary practices in the recruitment, retention and promotion of older workers.

Tesco, the UKs number one food retailer, now employs nearly 55,000 workers over the age of 50.

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