A new survey shows: Companies are aware of the Business Case for Work/Life Balance, but fail to reap the full benefits Leading employers in Europe offer a multitude of measures to enable successful careers under the consideration of private and social requirements: from emergency childcare to paid leave for eldercare to telecommuting. But the desired […]
Diversity, first developed in business contexts, now enters into the political sphere as well. More and more political departments take over Diversity thoughts and measures. The book “Diversity Management. European Contribution to a Current Debate” edited by Peter Guggemos shows different examples and approaches taken from human resource management.
There are around 340 000 Muslims in Switzerland, but do public services discriminate against them? In a study being conducted by Dr. Thomas Widmer of Zurich University, the city’s health, education, penal and social services are being assessed to gauge whether they are or not violating the freedom of religion guaranteed by the constitution.
The World Health Organization has released a pamphlet about work-related stress in developing countries which is an issue of growing concern in developing countries due to important developments in the modern world. Two of the most significant changes are globalisation and the changing nature of work.
Executives at BBC have decided to forgo their bonuses because the broadcaster failed to meet their diversity targets it had set for itself in 2004. According to the corporation, the BBC Direction Group had “collectively decided” not to take bonuses valued at about £350,000.
A new survey shows that companies are aware of the business case for work/life balance, but fail to reap the full benefits. A total of 115 organisations from 15 countries across Europe and 5 different sectors took part in the online survey WLPS 2.
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.
