All Diversity, equity and inclusion articles
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ArticleUK Power Networks and United Utilities among UK’s inclusive employers for 2024/25
UK Power Networks, Touchstone and United Utilities have been named as some of the UK’s most inclusive employers for 2024/25.
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ArticleUnison reports 5.9% mean gender pay gap
Trade union Unison has reported a 5.9% mean gender pay gap for 2024, down by 1.2% since 2023.
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ArticleBrentford Football Club reports 53% mean gender pay gap
Brentford Football Club has reported a 53% mean and a 17% median gender pay gap for 2024.
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator reports 13.1% mean sexual orientation pay gap
The Pensions Regulator has reported a 13.1% mean sexual orientation pay gap, up from 12% in 2023.
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ArticleGovernment launches consultation on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
The government has published a consultation on the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.
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ArticleAnglian Water reports 8.4% mean ethnicity pay gap
Anglian Water has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 8.4%, up from 6.7% in 2023.
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Article67.5% of employers are maintaining current DEI budget and focus
Two-thirds (67.5%) of employers said they are still maintaining their current diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) budget and focus, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.
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ArticleOxford City Council reports 6.5% mean gender pay gap for 2024
Oxford City Council has published its annual Workforce equality report, in which it reported a 6.5% mean gender pay gap for 2024, down from 7.5% in 2023.
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ArticleAdmiral Group, Hilton and Aviva named some of UK’s best workplaces in 2025
Financial services firm Admiral Group, hotel chain Hilton and insurer Aviva have been named as some of the UK’s best workplaces in 2025.
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ArticleThe Perfume Shop reports zero median gender pay gap for 2024
The Perfume Shop has reported a 0% median gender pay gap for 2024, which is a 4.44% reduction from the previous year.
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ArticleMetropolitan Police reports 5.95% mean ethnicity pay gap
Metropolitan Police has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 5.95% for 2024, indicating that the average hourly rate of pay for ethnic minority groups is less than white employees.
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ArticlePrimark reports 13.5% mean gender pay gap for 2024
Retailer Primark has reported a mean gender pay gap of 13.5% for 2024, down 1.7% from 2023.
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ArticleA third of employees say their organisation rejects others for being different
Almost a third of employees (30%) feel individuals in their organisation sometimes reject others for being different, according to research by Mental Health First Aid England.
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ArticleSantander UK reports 11.1% mean ethnicity pay gap
Santander UK has reported an 11.1% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2024.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Why is motherhood still so detrimental to a woman’s career?
This week, the charity Pregnant Then Screwed launched a live online career shredder, with the aim of virtually shredding 74,000 CVs in representation of the up to 74,000 women who experience losing their job as a result of pregnancy or maternity discrimination every year in the UK.
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ArticleHSBC reports 16% mean disability pay gap for 2024
Banking organisation HSBC has reported a mean 16% disability pay gap for 2024, revealing its disability data for the first time.
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ArticleBarclays reports 30.2% mean hourly gender pay gap for 2024
Banking organisation Barclays has reported a 30.2% mean hourly gender pay gap for 2024, down 3.4% from 2023.
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ArticlePoll: Are you still maintaining your current DEI budget and focus?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue.
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ArticleOfsted reports 5.8% mean gender pay gap for 2024
Ofsted, the office for standards in education, children’s services and skills, has reported a 5.8% mean gender pay gap in favour of men for 2024.
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OpinionCharlotte Gunn: How can employers avoid costly litigation from an equal pay bill?
Asda has suffered another blow in the long-running equal pay litigation brought on behalf of thousands of employees.