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Honouring LGBTQ+ service members on Remembrance Day/Veterans Day
Remembrance Day/Veterans Day serves as a vital opportunity to recognize and honour the diverse experiences of all service members, including those from the LGBTQ+ community. Embracing education, inclusivity, and advocacy ensures that the important contributions of LGBTQ+ people are not only remembered but also celebrated.
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Women leave executive roles faster than men study finds
New research from Vlerick Business School, Emlyon Business School, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz finds that women reach top executive roles 2.5 years earlier than men on average, but their tenure is typically shorter.
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Attitude magazine addresses representation and sharing diverse voices during Trans awareness week
The magazine are raising the profile of Trans and non-binary voices stating "Representation has never been more important than it is right now'.
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Law Society launches new EDI strategy
The strategy is the result of a robust foundation of member engagement, external expertise, and extensive, up-to-date research and analysis, the Law Society said. Over 220 people from across the society’s communities, networks, committees and the wider profession were invited to share their views through focus groups and interviews.
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Britain’s ‘fit note’ system faces shake-up to get more people back to work
The idea is to develop new, certified standards to guide the way employers handle health issues, such as helping employees to discuss their needs more openly from the outset and managers to intervene earlier when problems arise and support people to stay in work.
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Neuro-inclusion: back-to-office policies challenge neurodiversity
One in seven people in the UK are neurodiverse, according to the Local Government Association, meaning that they experience the world differently from their peers. For many neurodivergent people, everyday working life can be a challenge.
Last year, UK employment tribunals issued 278 judgements against employers for discriminating against neurodivergent workers – a stark increase from the three issued in 2016. The rise appears to be partly due to the insensitive handling of return-to-the-office (RTO) mandates.
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Why transparency in workforce diversity data matters – for investors, leadership and inclusion strategy.
Missing workforce data in FTSE 100 companies’ annual reports is preventing investors and other stakeholders from fully assessing the people-related risks and opportunities that underpin sustainable growth.
That’s according to new analysis from the CIPD, which highlights the need for better workforce data reporting to strengthen transparency and reveal how well firms invest in and manage their people.
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Movember: Five things every man should know and every employer can support
“Everyone can become involved in Movember, and employers in particular are in a great position to help to improve the health and wellbeing of male employees.”
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UK is performing well for workplace inclusion but challenges persist
“U.K. organisations are clearly doing better than many countries when it comes to helping employees to feel appreciated, respected and included”, says Robert Ordever, European MD of employee recognition specialist, O.C. Tanner. “However, it’s important not to start celebrating yet, as DE&I efforts are experiencing a time of global volatility. It’s also clear that much still needs to be done to ensure all employees feel they can be their authentic selves at work.”
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Inclusive hiring practices are more popular than ever
The latest annual employer survey of 233 employers by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has found pro-EDI hiring practices are at their highest level since it began collecting data in 2022.
This, the REC argued, showed “employers are shifting from signalling about EDI to making it a foundation of their recruitment practices and setting out what they do”.
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