Oktober, 2008
24. Oktober 2008 || by Diversity Team || Medien und Diversity, Veranstaltungsbeitrag ||
On 23rd and 24th of October, the conference âDiversity Inclusive Performance Drivers Jacob Flemingâ took place in London. As the âBusiness Case for Diversityâ is becoming an increasingly relevant issue within the companiesâ agenda, Diversity-Experts, CEOs and Managers came together to learn how to tailor best practice within the European legislative framework and to succeed […]
Tags: ganzheitlich, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
In his quite thorough book, Scott Page opens up the term âdiversityâ into concepts and perspectives and interprets them through the eyes of modern society, human philosophy and history. This book began as an effort to explain to members of academia, major corporations, and whomever else was reading, that
Tags: Behinderung, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
On the grounds that a multicultural vision is still uncommon in movies and on television the French government has decided to promote diversity through a subsidy fund. Called Images de la DiversitĂ©, or Images of Diversity, the fund went into effect last year and distributed about âŹ5 million (US$6.8 million) in aid in 2007.
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
The top 10 law firm Eversheds has piloted a groundbreaking scheme encouraging teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue a career in the legal profession. The UK-based firm has been working with government-appointed Widening Participation Officers (WPOs) based at UK universities tasked with increasing the number of undergraduates from diverse backgrounds.
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Law firms are looking to showcase their commitment to diversity in a range of ways as more clients insist on partnering with advisers whose workforce represents women and minority groups. There is growing acknowledgment among top London firms that the figures paint an unappealing picture, particularly on gender equality. Statistics show
Tags: Alter, Empirie / Forschung, Ethnie / Kultur, Gender, Religion, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
European women should get a minimum of 18 weeks of maternity leave paid at the full level of their previous salary, the EU executive has suggested. The new legislation âwill help women to combine work and family life, improving their and their familyâs quality of life,â EU social affairs commissioner Vladimir Spidla said while presenting […]
Tags: Gender, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
On the 16th of October, European Union leaders agreed on the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, containing sweeping new immigration guidelines focusing on skilled workers rather than refugees. âThis pact was adopted unanimously. Europe now has a real immigration policy,â said French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after hosting the EU summit in Brussels.
Tags: Ethnie / Kultur, Inklusion, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
The BBC has launched a new recruitment drive to increase diversity in its newsrooms across the UK. Working journalists with disabilities and from different social and ethnic backgrounds will be targeted by the initiative, which aims to create a talent pool of potential recruits for the corporation.
Tags: Behinderung, Inklusion, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
With the increasing pool of new graduate entrants with an ethnic minority background, many companies are now tackling diversity by reaching students while they are still in school and their career paths are still undecided. PricewaterhouseCoopers, and other professional services firms, have long been taking this approach.
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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23. Oktober 2008 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
According to The Future Laboratory, who conducted a report for Microsoft Windows Mobile to explore the future of business working in Britain over the next 25 years, there is a shift towards the utilisation of female and female-oriented soft skills, like flexibility, collaboration, creativity and lateral thinking.
Tags: Empirie / Forschung, Gender, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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