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    KPMG chair steps aside after unconscious bias comments

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Feb 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Feb 2021

    The UK chair of KPMG has stepped aside while the professional services company looks into what he told staff during a virtual meeting.

    • Gender
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    No-one can escape gender bias

    by Elva Ainsworth 8 Feb 2021
    by Elva Ainsworth 8 Feb 2021

    Leaders might feel as though they’re making progress on gender equality. But there are still innate biases and social dynamics...

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    Diversity & Inclusion: Sign up to our free e-newsletter now

    by Personnel Today 23 Jan 2021
    by Personnel Today 23 Jan 2021

    Personnel Today’s fastest growing email newsletter focuses on all aspects of diversity and inclusion.
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    Unilever to require all suppliers to pay living wage

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Jan 2021

    Unilever has set out wide-ranging plans to improve equality and access to skills in bid to benefit society internationally.

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    There’s no going back: how AI is transforming recruitment

    by Gez McGuire 20 Jan 2021
    by Gez McGuire 20 Jan 2021

    Advances in AI that were expected to take years have been accomplished in just a few months, which makes it important for HR professionals to ensure they stay ahead of the curve.

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    ‘Best fit’ hire lands NHS trust with ageism pay-out

    by Rob Moss 14 Jan 2021
    by Rob Moss 14 Jan 2021

    A young, mainly female team influenced a hiring decision concerning a 50-year-old man, leading to his successful claim for age and sex discrimination.

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    Reducing accent bias begins at the recruitment stage

    by Ali Hackett 11 Jan 2021
    by Ali Hackett 11 Jan 2021

    There is little doubt that employees should bring their whole selves to work, but it would be naïve to think...

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    Is this really a good time to scrap unconscious bias training?

    by Darren Hockley 23 Dec 2020
    by Darren Hockley 23 Dec 2020

    With a sharp increase in workplace discrimination cases the government's timing with its negative attitude over bias training is unwelcome, writes Darren Hockley.

    • Age discrimination
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    ‘Use data-driven approaches to reduce unconscious bias’

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020

    The founder of diversity recruiter Rare has called on the government to replace the current style of unconscious bias training...

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    Liz Truss criticises Equality Act’s focus on protected characteristics

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Dec 2020

    Addressing inequality geographically and on an individual basis far more valid than using race, religion or other protected characteristics, says Truss.

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    Civil service unconscious bias training to be scrapped

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Dec 2020

    Government departments have been ordered to scrap unconscious bias training for civil servants after a study found no evidence of...

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    Head of policy quit ‘unfit’ Windrush compensation scheme

    by Personnel Today 19 Nov 2020
    by Personnel Today 19 Nov 2020

    Leading black civil servant working on Windrush scheme resigned earlier this year alleging that its administration was discriminatory.

    • Social mobility
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    Boardrooms now more meritocratic and diverse, study suggests

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Nov 2020

    Evidence shows that FTSE100 boardrooms are becoming more diverse and meritocratic, a study published today has claimed, with less reliance...

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    Met Police ‘not free from racism’ as it launches action plan

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Nov 2020

    Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick has admitted the police force ‘is not free from racism or discrimination’ as it launches...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Legal sector
    • Early careers

    Recruitment agencies sign up to ethnic equality commitment

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020

    Recruitment agencies providing candidates for law firms are being encouraged to sign up on a new diversity and inclusion pledge.

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