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Shared Parental Leave: Paving the way for Modern Parenting?
The Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Pay Regulations offer mothers the option to share 50 weeks of their maternity leave with their partner. 85,000 working couples in the UK are eligible for Shared...
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great{with}talent launches great{with}diversity
great{with}diversity focuses on diversity & inclusion in the workplace, with an audit toolkit which provides demographic and employee opinion data across all diversity groups throughout their...
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Counting Diversity, or Making Diversity Count?
Monitoring workplace diversity is critical, but does that do enough to foster a culture of inclusivity? ‘Diversity’: the talented British dance group, data gathering dust in a clogged up filing...
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Channeling ‘The Voice’: Banishing Bias
Race, gender, ability, appearance and age … none of these should matter in the world of employment, and yet, so often invisible barriers are thrown in the way of the employment path, for so many....
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Recipe for Diversity
If you only have three ingredients, there is a limit to what you can cook. Few people want to eat the same thing time and time again. Now imagine the possibilities if you treble or quadruple your list...
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Breaking through the Class Ceiling
Starbucks, Harry Potter and Tesco don’t have a great deal in common with one another, aside from one key thing: they all provide great examples of ‘rags to riches’ tales. Howard Schulz (Chairman and...
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Whose Achievement will you be celebrating during Black Business Month?
As the USA celebrates Black Business Month, we take a look at some concerning trends in ethnic diversity and unemployment here in the UK. According to the 2011 census’ data on ethnicity, 3.01% of the...
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5 Diversity Sins we are all guilty of
Diversity is a hot topic right now and most companies have implemented some form of basic diversity training, at least for line manager level. But despite the wealth of educational materials, news...
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Diversity: Do one thing to make a Difference
Diversity. It’s not just a hot topic, it’s a big one. Diversity as a business strategy refers to creating fairness and inclusion in the workplace. Not only does this make practical business sense, it’s...
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Gender Pay Gap Disclosure – Is Your Business Ready?
As compulsory disclosure on gender pay data looms closer for businesses across the UK, employers should take a look at the wider issue of gender equality in the workplace. If you had an extra two hours...
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“Everyone’s a little bit racist…sometimes”
These are the lyrics of a key song from Avenue Q, the hit Broadway show characterized by puppets and human actors interacting as they work through various social issues with considerable ironic humour....
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3 Steps to Managing Office Banter
Office banter: it’s a polarizing topic. One person’s idea of a harmless joke could very easily be another person’s idea of harrassment. So, how and where can employers draw the line? On the one hand,...
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‘Stunning’: A flattering compliment or outright sexism? It’s all about the...
Changing your profile picture isn’t really a big deal. Many social media users do it on a weekly or even daily basis. But as is evident from the scandal that erupted from barrister Charlotte Proudman’s...
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Is ‘sexist’ childcare industry responsible for gender stereotyping?
If you were to walk into a nursery or primary school in the UK today, chances are that the staff you would see there would be women. In fact 98% of staff in early years’ childcare in the UK are female...
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Flexible Working – 5 Gains for Employers
At this week’s National Worklife Week Conference, speakers from companies large and small presented on flexible working initiatives which have delivered not only bottom-line benefit to their...
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Diversity: Is Your Organisation Making A Tokenist Gesture, Or Building An...
Diversity and inclusion; they go together like needle and thread. One just doesn’t work effectively without the other. Here we explore 5 important steps organisations can take in order to avoid the...
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Ageism: 5 Major Myths Exposed
Discrimination is an absolute term isn’t it? You can’t have a policy that is a bit discriminatory, it either is or it isn’t. So interpreting the law around discrimination should be straightforward. But...
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5 Do’s and Don’ts of Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
Mind the elephant! As World Mental Health Day approaches this weekend, we take a look at good practice in managing mental health in the workplace. Human nature is an interesting thing. As a general...
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The A-Z of Why Diversity Pays Dividends
The facts speak for themselves. Diversity pays dividends and leverages competitive advantage. With that in mind, inclusive workplace culture shouldn’t just be high on the corporate agenda. It should...
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The Closet Conundrum – 10 Ways Employers Can Be More Supportive
To come out or not to come out? With only 57% of LGBT employees comfortable to disclose their sexuality at work, could employers be doing more to lend support to the remaining 43% grappling with...
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