Diversity in workplace will shift backwards due to tightening university grade requirements

It was recently announced that a number of the most prestigious universities in the UK have raised the requirements for their degree courses for this year to the newly introduced A* grade. To attain...

White working class accent or appearance? Forget about working for a London law firm, says research

London law firms are passing over white working-class applicants because they will be bad for their image, according to new research.

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 - Etonians no longer dominate senior jobs

The increased diversity of the new Parliament puts it on a par with that of the corporate world.

Editorial: Company A levels fall foul of snobbishness

The reaction surrounding the news that McDonald's, Network Rail and Flybe have been granted awarding body status was one of pure snobbery but hardly unexpected (p7,17). McDonald's took the brunt of...

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