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.
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 […]
An increasing number of German companies and organisations are signing their names to the Diversity Charter initiated by DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche BP and Deutsche Telekom with Minister of State Maria Böhmer in December.
The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to “ensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]
Four out of five UK employers believe in employing disabled people as a part of their diversity goals, recognizing the talents and skills they bring to the workplace. But many are scared off by politically correct “language of disability.” In a survey recently released by Remploy, researchers have highlighted that there is misunderstanding regarding the […]
Für die einen ist er der Fels in der Brandung, der liebenswerte Ruhepol mit den eisernen Nerven und der wahrscheinlich angenehmste Kollege der Welt – andere zucken mit den Augenbrauen und verziehen das Gesicht, wenn sie ihn sehen. Der schwergewichtige Kollege, der mit so manchem Kilo zuviel auf die Arbeit kommt, ist allzu oft herabwürdigenden […]
Traditionally bullying and harassment have been associated with disability, race and gender, among others. However the setting of unreasonable and unrealistic targets can also be construed as bullying or harassment; the abuse of power at the expense of an individual.
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary and as celebrations will take place during the European Year of Equal Opportunities 2007, the European Disability Forum (EDF) is launching an EU wide 1 million signatures campaign „1million4disability“ in favour of a EU legislation to combat discrimination towards persons with disabilities.
Mental ill health costs the UK economy £10bn a year, claims a report by a leading disability insurer. A study by UnumProvident, in collaboration with analysts Oxford Economics, estimated that 10 million working days were lost due to stress, depression and anxiety in 2005/06.
Creating an open culture and complying with the law are equally important to employers when it comes to diversity training, according to research. One in three employers said they offered diversity training to improve the working environment and another third cited legal compliance as their primary reason.
