August, 2006

Why Wait Till Next Year?

On 1 June, the European Commission welcomed the decision by the Council and Parliament to designate 2007 as ‘European Year of Equal Opportunities for All’. The year will aim to make Europeans aware of their right not to be discriminated against, to promote equal opportunities in areas from work to healthcare, and to show how […]

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EU: Looking to Boost Your Economy? Look East.

According to the European Commission, Britain has reaped the benefit of fully opening its borders to citizens of new EU member states of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus. The influx of workers from central and eastern Europe has boosted Britain’s economy, relieved skilled shortages and cut […]

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A Skilled Workforce: German IT Industry Does Not Have Enough of It

In the opinion of Bitkom – an association lobbying on behalf of the German IT industry – and its President Willi Berchtold, Germany’s immigration policy needs to be subjected to a rethinking process. As it is, the association states that the country already has too few engineers and other specialists in computer science, for example.

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If You Lead, They Will Follow

Addressing an audience of senior executives from all over Europe at the second annual “Women in Leadership” conference held this year in Geneva on 17 and 18 June, Niall Fitzgerald, KBE, Chairman of Unilever and Vice-Chairman of The Conference Board, referred to a study completed 25 years ago which listed several feminine qualities that served […]

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Bertelsmann Sees the Light

The European Year of Disabled People in 2003 provided the perfect opportunity for Bertelsmann – a worldwide media corporation – to launch its disability initiative. Its German companies, which employ around 35% of the group’s 80,000 staff, are taking the initiative to change perceptions of the role of disabled people in professional life, both in […]

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Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Age discrimination is not only widespread in the workplace, but is shot through with inconsistencies. That showed a survey of more than 2,600 managers and personnel professionals commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Six in ten managers reported being a victim of age discrimination

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Former Council Worker a Victim of Racial Discrimination

A former housing officer of black South African descent has been awarded ÂŁ30,000 after a job at Edinburgh Council was withdrawn after a warning from an official at Stirling. Seg Naicker had formerly been a housing officer with Stirling Council. Three years ago, Stirling Council compensated Mr. Naicker after he had suffered racial harassment and […]

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