All Diversity, equity and inclusion articles – Page 3
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ArticleExclusive: Avon and Zuto shortlisted for Best use of benefits to support diversity, equity and inclusion
Cosmetic business Avon and car finance firm Zuto have been shortlisted in the category Best use of benefits to support diversity, equity and inclusion at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023.This award, which is new for 2023, was created to recognise the measures an employer has taken to support inclusion and ...
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Supplier articleNEURODIVERSITY AT WORK: CREATE A CULTURE OF SUPPORT & INCLUSIVITY
Neurodiversity Celebration Week took place from 13th to the 19th March, aiming to raise global awareness of neurodiversity and celebrate different minds. You may wonder why we’ve waited to post this article until now, but there’ a good reason for the delay. When it comes to subjects ...
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ArticleNews UK appoints head of diversity, equity and inclusion
Newspaper publishing firm News UK has appointed Shelley Bishton (pictured) as head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).Bishton will focus on furthering the DEI strategy across News UK, which includes The Sun, The Times, The Sunday Times, TalkTV, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK and Times Radio. She will report into Sarah ...
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Case StudiesFujitsu focuses on achieving pay parity through diversity and equity measures
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, IT service provider Fujitsu prioritised efforts to make gender pay improvements as part of its equality and equity approach.The organisation, which employs more than 7,000 UK employees, has published its gender pay gap report since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap report ...
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ArticleOnly 29% of leaders have had neurodiversity training
Just a third of HR professionals and 29% of senior leaders have had specific training in relation to neurodiversity, according to research by City and Guilds and neurodiversity specialists Do-IT Solutions. The study was released to coincide with Neurodiversity Week (13 to 19 March), and consisted of answers from ...
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OpinionAvneet Kaur: Diversity, equity and inclusion policies must align with employee benefits
A global pandemic and economic volatility, along with Black Lives Matter and trans rights movements, have all brought about seismic shifts in attitudes. Added to this, the modern workforce is multi-generational and diverse in culture, experience, and identity.Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies must therefore align with employee benefits in ...
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ArticleS-RM names new equality, diversity and inclusion lead
Global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM has appointment of Maria Petnga-Wallace (pictured) as equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) lead.Petnga-Wallace will further develop and implement EDI policies, procedures and guidelines to challenge the executive committee to put equality, diversity and inclusion at the forefront of its agenda.Petnga-Wallace has more than ...
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ArticleLoganair launches diversity and inclusion training scheme
Credit: Bradley Caslin / Shutterstock.comRegional airline Loganair has introduced an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training programme for its 800 UK and Scandinavian employees.The airline stated that it had invested more than £300,000 in rolling out the course, which will begin in January 2023. The programme was introduced as part ...
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ArticleNHS employers recognised for excellence in diversity and inclusion
A number of NHS employers, including ambulance services in the North East and North West, hospitals in Northampton, Blackpool and Kettering, and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), were recognised on the Talent Inclusivity and Diversity Evaluation (Tide) benchmarking list for this year.The Tide Awards, which are run by the ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE
We recently shared a blog on how to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace. However, since 26th September to 2nd October is National Inclusion Week, we’re giving this crucial initiative extra attention. NIW is in its tenth year of campaigning, and this year’s theme is ‘Time ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE
Although many companies have been putting a renewed effort into improving diversity and inclusion (D&I), there’s still a long way to go in creating truly equitable workplaces. And it’s worth making the effort. The organisations that embrace D&I see increased revenue, are more likely to innovate and ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO GET DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING RIGHT
When done correctly, diversity and inclusion training (sometimes referred to as diversity, equity and inclusion training) offers organisations a wide range of benefits. However, it takes a lot of thought and work to get it right. If your organisation is looking to implement DEI training in the ...
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Supplier articleDIVERSITY VS INCLUSION: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW
Issues around diversity and inclusion have never been more important, and these are two things’ organisations can no longer afford to ignore and simply pay lip service to. In this article we’re going to look at the difference between diversity and inclusion, and why it’s important for ...
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ArticleHestia recruits first head of equity, diversity and inclusion
Crisis charity Hestia has appointed Samantha Uwadiae as its first head of equity, diversity and inclusion.Uwadiae joins from the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports government department where she was talent, diversity and senior leaders performance manager. She will help to continue Hestia’s work to strengthen its workforce by creating a ...
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OpinionLaurie Ollivent: Covid-19 is reshaping gender and diversity reporting
Working parents comprise a key demographic of the workforce. As mid-tenure employees, they are experienced and often have a level of institutional knowledge which can rarely be replaced with a lateral hire.However, reports suggest this demographic is more likely than others to be re-evaluating their roles coming out of the ...
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ArticleDiversity investment boosts engagement
Half of organisations that have not begun to invest in equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) suffered a decline in employee engagement over a 12-month period, research has shown.Employee engagement service WorkBuzz’s The state of employee engagement report, based on insight from more than 300 organisational leaders, HR professionals, and ...
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ArticleWunderman Thompson hires first EMEA inclusion and diversity director
Global marketing communications agency Wunderman Thompson has appointed Sufia Parkar to the new role of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) inclusion and diversity director.Parkar joins the agency, which is owned by communication and advertising company WPP, from McCann Worldgroup, where she was global associate director of diversity, equity and ...
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Supplier articleThe Why Behind DEI: How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Benefit Business
By Niamh Graham Could this time be different? Could this be the time we see true, meaningful change in how the world addresses racial injustice? The disturbing events – and the protests that have followed – have spawned a renewed urgency for HR leaders to look at ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Football Association uses benefits to drive diversity agenda
Employee Benefits Live 2021: Employers should ensure that diversity and inclusion (D&I) is "baked in" to their benefits strategy in order to attract a wider talent pool and provide equity of opportunity, the Football Association's diversity champion has advised.Delivering the keynote address on the first day of Employee Benefits Live ...
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Supplier articleThe Importance of Diversity in the Workplace
Diversity in the workplace is changing. Globalisation and the pandemic have reshaped the UK’s economic structure. As a result, working from home has enabled companies to increase workplace inclusivity. But does this mean everyone is doing it? Not entirely, but they should.In this article, we discuss what diversity in the ...