A paper published by the Disability Rights Commission has highlighted the economic benefits of an active disabled population. In Britain, disabled people represent a fifth of the working age population, but they are far more likely to be out of work and less qualified than the general population.
A new report by Barclays Wealth reveals that the affluence and influence of women is growing and is increasingly fuelled by their own individual enterprises. This wealth is largely driven from earnings and business ownership (83.9 percent) or from personal investments (32.8 percent).
A new “Ethnic Friendly” label has been introduced by the IQ Roma Servis Czech Romany Association to promote and appreciate those employers who do not discriminate job applicants on the grounds of their ethnic origin. The project also aims at motivating other companies to acquire non-discriminatory practices.
The European Commission has published its proposal for the establishment of common principles of flexicurity to promote more and better jobs by combining flexibility and security for workers and companies. On one hand, flexibility ensures workers can move easily into a job, and between jobs.
Women’s networks in the corporate sector are increasingly seen as a business activity as well as a career development tool. Successful networking can positively influence a variety of career outcomes such as increased job opportunities, job performance and career satisfaction. Networking is also extremely important in providing other benefits, such as access to information, gaining […]
The third annual “Images in Advertising Awards” which honours business that demonstrate inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals in mainstream print, broadcast, and internet advertising campaigns has honoured IKEA for their ‘Why shouldn’t sofas come in flavours, just like families?’
In a lawsuit a division of the largest cosmetic company in the world, L’Oréal, has been found guilty of racial discrimination after seeking to exclude non-white women from hostess jobs in 2000. L’Oréal’s subsidiary Garnier and the involved agency were sentenced to pay 30.000 Euro.
Many countries still have no legislation against employers’ ability to use genetic tests in their recruitment of staff, which essentially mounts to discrimination in employment based on genetic make-up. Experience has shown that people can be subject to unfair treatment for conditions they may develop even if they have no symptoms, because of misunderstanding or […]
Der Begriff „Diversity“ findet immer öfter seinen Platz im Wortschatz europäischer Unternehmen. Doch wie sieht der konkrete Umgang mit Vielfalt in der Tschechischen Republik, Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien, den Niederlanden und Großbritannien aus?
Die „Charta der Vielfalt“ gewinnt in Deutschland immer mehr Liebhaber. Das Dokument wurde erstmals im Dezember 2006 von DaimlerChrysler, der Deutschen Bank, der Deutschen BP und der Deutschen Telekom gemeinsam mit Staatsministerin Maria Böhmer unterzeichnet.
