Diversity and Equality

Supreme Courts holds retirement age of 65 was justified

In Seldon v Clarkson, Wright and Jakes and anor the Court of Appeal upheld the EAT's decision in rejecting Mr Seldon’s claim


Created on: 30/04/2012 16:01

Employers warned about ageism

The UK Supreme Court’s landmark rulings in the Seldon and Homer cases doesn’t mean that employers can make employment decisions based on age.


Created on: 26/04/2012 15:37

Davies report “will fail” says majority

Eighty percent of head-hunters believe the Davies Report will fail


Created on: 28/03/2012 10:39

Home secretary to speak at Stonewall conference

Theresa May to give keynote speech at StonewallWorkplace Conference 2012. Leading event for diversity professionals takes place in London on 20 April


Created on: 28/02/2012 12:26

Breaking the glass silo

Does the voluntary sector hold the key to reaching board gender targets?


Created on: 22/02/2012 11:03

RNIB says investing in disabled reaps rewards

Keeping a newly disabled person in employment has a cost benefit of at least 2.5 times an employer's investment.


Created on: 14/10/2011 08:00

Sticks n’ stones…

Can bellowing a nickname across an office constitute race discrimination? Or is it just banter or political correctness gone mad?


Created on: 24/09/2011 14:00

A hundred years to gender pay parity?

Responding to a survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI*) that said the pay gap between men and women in the private sector was getting wider and could take a century to close.


Created on: 12/09/2011 09:00

Board gender quotas ignored by FTSE 100

The majority of FTSE 100 companies have ignored recommendations made by Lord Davies to voluntarily increase female board representation to 25 per cent by 2015.


Created on: 09/09/2011 09:00

Women urged to plan ahead

Pay for women was £21,969 compared with men at £21,367.


Created on: 05/09/2011 09:00