Could talent shortages be solved through DEI?
Specialist recruitment firm Robert Half is urging UK businesses to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives if they want to secure top talent.
| Published: 22 November 2021
LGBTQ+ and minority ethnic groups worst effected by discrimination
Almost a quarter of employees have experienced discrimination in the workplace, despite half of companies implementing diversity policies, according to new research from the world’s largest job site Indeed. This proportion increases to nearly half (49%) for employees from a minority ethnic background and 47% for employees who identify as LGBTQ+. A third (33%) of workers with disabilities say they have also experienced discrimination at work.
| Published: 20 November 2021
Leaders concerned they are failing to focus on diversity and inclusion
New findings from the Advanced Business Trends Report 2021/22 say that 58% of UK senior employees believe the main focus of their organisation to be business growth and development, not D&I. in fact, only 40% believed that improving D&I is a business priority over the next 12 months
| Published: 19 November 2021
Employers must ensure application process is inclusive for disabled workers
These insights are in response to the findings of a survey of more than 2,100 adults which indicated that two in five disabled workers said they have faced financial difficulty during the pandemic compared with around one in four non-disabled workers.
| Published: 18 November 2021
Privileged candidates are far more confident in job searching
A new report from Totaljobs and the Social Mobility Foundation reveals how a lack of career confidence among people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and is holding millions back from applying for the record number of vacancies currently available.
| Published: 17 November 2021
Anonymous application process leads to 117% increase in BAME candidates
A programme by Coventry City Council to improve diversity in its recruitment process has resulted in a 117% increase in the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.
| Published: 6 November 2021
Budget response: What’s changed for disabled people?
Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review (27 October), Business Disability Forum has welcomed the £5.9 billion of additional funding to tackle NHS waiting times but says that focusing on diagnostics and testing is not enough. To get staff back to work and to reduce the disability employment gap, there also needs to be better access to treatment and a focus on work which includes everyone.
| Published: 1 November 2021
Many believe equal opportunity will never happen in the workplace
Over half (51%) of professionals don’t believe people from all backgrounds will ever have opportunity to succeed within their organisation according to new research by recruiting experts, Hays.
| Published: 26 October 2021
A quiet revolution: Britain’s first black introvert week
There is a vital debate to be had in the workplace about the intersectionality between race and personality diversity. That is the driving force behind Black Introvert Week, which launches on October 25 as part of Black History Month. Black History Month is a time to acknowledge the contributions of Black Britons so it seems the right time to shine a spotlight on a segment of the black population that is all too often misunderstood and overlooked.
| Published: 21 October 2021
Time’s up for gender pay gap reports
With tomorrow’s deadline for companies to submit their gender pay gap reports fast approaching, reports suggest that as many as one in four organisations are yet to comply.
| Published: 10 October 2021