Diversity

Transform your SME through co-creating culture

Culture is the bedrock of diversity and inclusion, but how do you create a positive one?

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Use microaffirmations every day to build inclusion

Noam Chomsky once said: “A language is not just words. It’s a culture, a tradition, a unification of a community, a whole history that creates what a community is. It’s all embodied in a language.”

Losing (and gaining) religion in the UK – adapting to changing needs

As the number of people of differing faiths, and no faith, co-existing in the workplace rises, DAN CAVE reports on how employers are updating their policies to be more inclusive.

Who are the ‘global majority’?

The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has adopted the term ‘people of the global majority’ to refer to all ethnic groups except white British and other white groups.

Investors in People conference: Four ways to make work better

Investors in People’s Make Work Better conference yesterday (20 September) was headlined by the serial investor and Diary of a CEO podcaster, Steven Bartlett and included insight from British Airways...

Janet Campbell - Laying fair foundations for the Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal

Fixing up the Houses of Parliament is a huge project but one the HR director in charge takes in her stride.

Why your diversity strategy might not be working

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have been on the HR radar for years, but the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 meant it immediately became a priority for businesses. And rightly...

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Neurodiversity: a legal perspective

Around one in seven people in the UK are neurodivergent, but representation in the workplace remains low, and barriers to entry and career progression persist.

Award-winning HR: Diversity & Inclusion

What does it take to win an HR Excellence Award? In this short series, we take you through past winners of the HR Excellence Awards, and how they impressed the judges.

New diversity and inclusion standard published by BSI

New guidance to help organisations create a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, has been published by national standards body, the British Standards Institution (BSI).

The cost of closeting: the economic impact of suppressing queer and trans identities at work

Many of us in the LGBT+ community still face discrimination and lost opportunities at work, but for countless others, there's an added burden, an invisible weight, a stifling secret, they remain...

Aldi rolls out allyship training for all UK managers

Aldi has pledged to roll out allyship training for UK management staff in the next phase of its diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy.