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EHRC plans on gender reporting will have little effect

The proposals on gender pay reporting by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) received a decidedly mixed welcome from some HR directors and employers' groups. The commission's promise of two-year immunity from investigation for those...

Published 22 Jan 2010 4:33 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, women, ehrc, equalitybill, genderpaygap

Equality campaigners call on government to improve the gender imbalance

Two weeks after the cabinet reshuffle which caused six women to walk out of Gordon Brown's inner circle of ministers, equality campaigners remain concerned the government is sending the wrong message to employers about gender equality. Lynne Featherstone...

Published 19 Jun 2009 5:28 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: government, hr, Equality, women, cabinet, fawcettsociety, workingfamilies, liberaldemocrats, gender

BBC examines The Trouble with Working Women

The BBC is dipping its toe into the thorny issue of the gender pay gap and workplace equality, with a two-part series beginning tonight (Monday).The Trouble with Working Women sees newsreader and mum of three Sophie Raworth team up with... Read More....

Published 18 May 2009 9:11 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: workplace, Equality, women, bbc

Equality | Women, Wimbledon and the Workplace

In the wake of the Single Equality Bill and the completion of another Wimbledon tournament, much of the talk around the water-cooler has involved talk of pay gaps. It was no surprise that the Equal Pay Commission findings revealed huge pay gaps in several...

Published 8 Jul 2008 10:45 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Human Resources, Equality, women, Diversity, equality bill, pay gap

Diversity | Cash not solution to boosting diversity

The fallout from last month's unveiling of the Equality Bill continues apace. The suggestion that employers should, in effect, be paid to hire more women and black and minority ethnic (BME) workers will undoubtedly provoke controversy. As this is...

Published 7 Jul 2008 9:15 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, hr professionals, business, Equality, women, Diversity, equality bill, ethnic minority, Boots, Private Sector

Discrimination | HR bears the brunt

Are HR professionals the last group of workers it is safe to discriminate against? Amid all the furore over the political-correctness-gone-madness of the Equality Bill last week, one comment stood out like a sore thumb for me. Asked about the thorny issue...

Published 2 Jul 2008 9:00 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, women, equality bill, pay audits, CBI, finance, men, Katja Hall

Will US show its true colours?

Barack Obama claiming victory in the race for Democratic presidential nominee in the US, presents the golden opportunity for the world's most powerful nation to finally show the world that it's not a hot-bed of racism and division and that it...

Published 4 Jun 2008 11:11 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: woman, McCain, racism, free, Clinton, women, Obama, Republican, black, Democrat, non-white, Diversity, white, Hillary, Barack, John

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