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    Progressive DEI policy is a red line for younger employees

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jun 2025

    A growing number of UK employees say they would be prepared to leave their jobs if employers reduce or abandon their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    HR is second ‘most sexist profession’ survey suggests

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025

    According to a newly published survey IT and telecoms is the most sexist sector for women to work in in the UK – closely followed by HR.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Age discrimination
    • Bullying and harassment

    NDA ban vital to tackling misogyny in music industry

    by Rob Moss 4 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 4 Jun 2025

    MPs call on ministers to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases involving sexual misconduct, bullying, or discrimination.

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    President Trump’s DEI backlash: should HR be worried?

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Jan 2025

    Can the DEI agenda survive Donald Trump's attacks and Mark Zuckerberg's comments about the need for more ‘masculinity’?

    • Employment law
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    ‘Regional accents should be made protected characteristic’

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jan 2025

    Prejudice over regional accents is rife in the legal profession, a KC has claimed, and should be made a legally protected characteristic.

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    Sushi comment was not racist finds employment tribunal

    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2024

    Tribunal found no evidence of race discrimination in academics' case involving ethnicity, alleged microaggressions, bias and bullying.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    ‘Diversity washing’: how to ensure words translate into action

    by Cecily Donoghue 23 Oct 2023
    by Cecily Donoghue 23 Oct 2023

    Warm words about having an inclusive organisation will fall flat if they are not backed up with action. How can we tackle diversity washing?

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    How Sky aims to make careers more diverse and inclusive

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2023

    Sky is on a mission to ensure its workforce is reflective of the audience it serves.

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Was Suella Braverman’s speech a threat to HR and business?

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    Business largely turned a blind eye to her speech, perhaps seeing the comments as merely a continuation of Boris Johnson's “F*** business” policy.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Interview dress codes: Black candidates fear discrimination

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Sep 2023

    Research finds widely-accepted job interview dress codes cause concern among ethnic minorities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

    • Change management
    • Gender
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    Police use behavioural science to tackle sexism

    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2023
    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2023

    College of Policing is using behavioural science to help tackle issues of misogyny and sexism in police forces.

    • Police
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Police chief describes her force as ‘institutionally racist’

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jun 2023

    Sarah Crew said she was ‘in no doubt’ that racism and racial bias were reinforced within systems across the Avon & Somerset force.

    • Age discrimination
    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Is the workplace now a ‘wokeplace’?

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2023

    A new survey has highlighted a potential spanner in the works for efforts to retain older workers: the ‘woke’ workplace.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Unconscious bias

    General Medical Council vows to tackle bias

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023

    Medical regulator the GMC says it will introduce training and encourage more conversation about recognising and reducing bias.

    • STEM
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    STEM returners project receives government backing

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2023

    The government is to fund a STEM returners project, helping women and carers get back into the sector following a break.

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