The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the European Association for Personnel Management have conducted a survey on the future key challenges for Human Resource Management in Europe. 1,350 executives in 27 EU countries were interviewed on the most critical HR challenges in the future. According to the outcomes of the survey companies will face the […]
A review of the transposition of the EC Racial Equality and the Employment Equality directives in the national law of 25 EU Member States was published by the Migration Policy group in late 2007. In many European countries anti-discrimination legislation was reviewed and changed during the last couple of years. This major and unprecedented operation […]
Car giant ‚Honda‘ has been ordered to pay 64,000 British pounds to an Indian worker who was forced to quit after suffering racial abuse at work. Kalmesh Shah, who worked at a Honda factory for nearly two years, was allegedly moved randomly between production line jobs without training, bullied and refused toilet breaks by his […]
Der Begriff des „Memorandum of Understanding“ kommt aus dem US-amerikanischen Rechtskreis. Die Absichtserklärung, die von den Beteiligten eines noch abzuschließenden Vertrages unterzeichnet wird, ist auch in Deutschland eine beliebter gewordene Form, ein gemeinsames Ziel bereits früh in Papierform zu fassen. In Baden-Württemberg hat das Kultusministerium jetzt das „Memorandum of Understanding“ zum Projekt „Inclusion and Diversity […]
Der Westdeutsche Rundfunk verstärkt seine Bemühungen um Vielfalt im Unternehmen – seit Monaten sucht der WDR in großformatigen Zeitungsanzeigen ausdrücklich nach freien Mitarbeitern mit Migrationshintergrund. Auf diese Weise soll die WDR-Belegschaft bunter und vielfältiger werden. Das Angebot ist eine Chance an freie Journalisten, denn der WDR gilt üblicherweise als äußerst kompliziert bei der Aufnahme von […]
Stockholm’s most prestigious department store, Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), has had to remove a set of black ragdolls from Christmas window display after receiving a number of complaints from concerned customers. A visit to NK’s Christmas displays has been a part of Stockholmers‘ staple holiday traditions ever since 1915. This year’s theme was “A dream Christmas”.
Police officers from the Territorial Police Command of the British Metropolitan Police on London will be trained by the new online course “Understanding Islam: An Introduction” in future. It is designed for all learners who would benefit from understanding the historical context of Islam and the complexities of the culture.
Seven years after the first meeting of heads of state and government from the European Union and Africa, in Cairo, the II EU-Africa Summit was held in Lisbon on 8 and 9 December, where representatives from the 80 countries that comprise this partnership, as well as heads of the regional institutions from both continents were […]
From December onwards Danish companies can compete to win Denmark’s only company prize for diversity in the workplace. In 2003 The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) launched The MIA-prize. MIA is the Danish acronym for „Diversity in the workplace“. The annual prize celebrates Danish private and public companies that through company policies and management […]
Under the motto “Celebrating 2007!” over 700 participants from all 30 countries involved with the European Year gathered in Lisbon on 19 and 20 November to close the Year with an official conference. The Closing Conference celebrated the effective implementation of the Year and looked back on the numerous diverse and enriching activities that took […]
