And the high-profile court case of footballer John Terry, accused of making racist slurs, has thrown up serious questions about employment relations in sport. Some say that in another sector he could be seen as a high-value senior member of staff, where the employer was reluctant to investigate or discipline because of the perceived cost to the business of removing that employee.
If an employer, such as an investment bank, acted in that way, it would likely attract both public and legal criticism. The case has led many to question why football should be any different.
With the removal of the default retirement age leading to a potential increase of older people in the workplace and Lord Davies' review of women on boards calling for a boost to female leadership, the strands of diversity are never far from the front pages of the business press - or the tabloids.
The focus of the world has been on the Olympic Games, but will the UK be seen as a beacon of diversity, worth investment from a global business community?
HR magazine has launched its inaugural Diversity Survey, to investigate the views and practices of UK employers on this hot topic and we want to find out if this is a core part of business strategy, a nice thing to do - or political correctness gone mad?
As always, your views and opinions are fundamental for us at HR to build up a full picture of the state of diversity among UK employers, so please spare 10 minutes to fill in our online survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/MCLHNBL
The findings will be reported in a future edition of HR.
Thanks in advance for your help and support.
