Companies urged to create global disability inclusion strategy
Global brands are struggling to serve the needs of disabled people by not developing an inclusive strategy for their employees.
Global brands are struggling to serve the needs of disabled people by not developing an inclusive strategy for their employees.
Female workers are looking for more permanent roles post-coronavirus to create more stability and protect against economic uncertainty.
Five million people of working age in the UK are living with hearing loss or deafness and, while there are millions of deaf people who are willing and able to work, sadly, people with hearing loss continue to face barriers when applying for jobs.
The beginning of the lockdown saw many diversity and inclusion (D&I) leaders fall into the 'non-essential' category and laid off.
New targets have been set to improve gender and racial equality in UK businesses.
Women of colour faced daunting challenges in the labour market before the COVID-19 pandemic, and now these inequities are even more exposed with protests for racial justice and equality in countries across the world.
Nearly half of BAME (49%) workers in the UK said they have to mask part of their identity to fit in at the office.
Research in social psychology suggests that, at a very primal level, the human default position is to congregate into groups that afford us safety. Our natural reaction is to reject the unfamiliar, in a ‘flight or fight’ unconscious response.
The murder of George Floyd, alongside the shocking rate of coronavirus deaths within the ethnic minority population, has highlighted a lot of ugly truths about divides - namely race, privilege, equity and equality. For some, it’s reinforced ingrained feelings; for others, it’s been eye-opening.
More LGBT+ leaders and heterosexual allies are needed if equality is to be achieved in the workplace, according to a report from professional services company Accenture.
A major study into the jobs of people from ethnic minority groups has revealed “persistent racism” in access to positive socioeconomic outcomes
Employers must shift focus from helping just mothers to helping parents and do more to address inequality at home if diversity initiatives are to be successful
German sportswear brand Adidas has been in the headlines after employees sent a report to executives and held a series of protests alleging that existing checks and measures to tackle inequality at the firm do not work.
Twenty unemployed people are chasing every vacancy in disadvantaged areas of the UK, up from around four people per vacancy before the coronavirus hit.
