News • Equality Act 2010
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The following news articles were posted within the "Equality Act 2010" category.
Stonewall tools for lesbian, gay and bisexual jobseekers
Stonewall’s tools for lesbian, gay and bisexual jobseekers include Proud Employers, a job site with posts exclusively from LGB-friendly employers, and the Starting Out Careers Guide....
Businesses need to recruit more smartly to improve diversity
OraRuth Rother, co-founder of HireMatch.me, discusses how businesses can use pioneering recruitment techniques to boost recovery, broaden their talent pool and pre-empt the threat of new legislation....
HR failing to consider impact of language barriers
HR directors may be underestimating the potential business impact of foreign employees' ability to speak the language....
Equality chief urges employers to focus on diversity
Equality and Human Rights Commission chair Trevor Phillips last night called on businesses to embrace diversity as a key business issue, speaking at the launch of the Employers' Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei)....
O2 allows working parents more flexibility over managing hours
O2 has launched its Working Families’ Contract, a flexible contract allowing groups of between two and four working parents to decide how they will cover shifts over a month....
ESW support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol
Equality South West has sent a message of support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol. ...
Disability discrimination and the Equality Act
The Equality Act was introduced to provide clarity on the rights of individuals to ensure equal opportunities. However, there are still areas that remain uncertain and, therefore, still open to interpretation, according to employment law specialist Anne Pritam....
Employers sign up for BBC Three show to help unemployed find work
Argos, Greggs, Hilton Worldwide, Scottish Power, Starbucks, Timpson and Virgin Media have offered a total of 23 paid placements....
Minimum wage must do more to raise living standards
Around 890,000 workers, two thirds of them women, will benefit when the adult national minimum wage (NMW) increases by 15p to £6.08 per hour this Saturday (1 October), says the TUC....
EHRC launches Key Stage 3 equality and human rights teaching resource
The EHRC has launched a new, free training and education resource, Equal Rights, Equal Respect, aimed at Key Stage 3 teachers of all subjects to help teach equality and human rights in schools....
One in three employers 'to sack agency workers' after new EU job laws
Almost half a million agency workers could lose their jobs just before Christmas as one in three employers plans to sack temps ahead of new rules kicking in, research has revealed....
Unions recruiting more minority workers
Unions are ramping up efforts to recruit minority workers, according to the TUC Equality Audit published this week....
U-turn on Esol funding causes enrolment mayhem for colleges
As the peak month for enrolments, September is always a busy time for colleges. But after a government U-turn on funding for English classes for immigrants (known as Esol), this year is proving chaotic....
Many disabled people see harassment as inevitable
People with disabilities in the UK face harassment, insult and attack almost as a matter of routine, while a "collective denial" among police, government and other public bodies means little is done to challenge the situation, the government's human rights watchdog has concluded following a major investigation....
Sex and Power: 5,400 women missing from top jobs
A new report, published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, shows a continuing trend of women being passed over for top jobs in Britain. More than 5,400 women are missing from Britain’s 26,000 most powerful posts...
Government’s red tape review to focus on diversity and equality in June
Diversity and equality has become the latest branch of employment law to come under the spotlight of the Government's bonfire of red tape and BT's head of people and policy Caroline Waters, has been appointed to advise on the process....
Government ‘Access to Work’ statistics
In April 2011, the Department for Work and Pensions published updated statistics on Access to Work, a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus that provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work-related obstacles resulting from disability....