Flexible working policies failing employees On the 30th June 2014 the Government extended the Flexible Working Policy to all employees under section 47 of the Employment Act 2002. While this adjustment in statutory rights was deemed to many as an evolution in the workplace, there has been little enquiry as to the number of employers […]
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Women consider gender pay gap when applying for jobs
Nearly two-thirds(61%) of women would take an organisation’s gender pay gap into consideration when applying for jobs , a new survey from the Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals. The poll, commissioned to understand the impact of the gender pay gap on staff motivation and behaviour, also shows that 58% of women would be less […]
Sexual harassment – older men and the law are lagging behind
Majority of young men ‘more likely to challenge sexual harassment’ since #MeToo Half of all people say that ‘what is acceptable has changed’ But older men – and the law – are lagging behind New research from The Fawcett Society has found that one year on from the outpouring of #MeToo stories, there has been […]
FlyShe – The Flybe initiative to address gender diversity
Regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) has become the latest airline to launch an initiative aimed at attracting women into aviation but FlyShe goes beyond the flight deck. FlyShe is being spearheaded by Flybe’s CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener, the UK’s only female airline CEO, and is aimed at inspiring the next generation of young women to consider a […]
FTSE 350 urged to step up to meet 2020 women on boards targets
Figures released on 27 June by the Hampton-Alexander Review show 29% of FTSE 100 board positions are held by women. More women than ever before are on the boards of the UK’s largest companies but they still have some way to go to meet the target of 33% women by 2020, according to new data […]
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Portfolio Management Dominated by white, middle class, straight men
Unique research identifies the barriers to diversity in portfolio management, what the industry is currently doing to improve diversity, and analyses what needs to be done to accelerate change. New Financial’s latest report, Diversity in Portfolio Management, looks at what it is about the asset management industry – and portfolio management specifically – that makes […]
Majority of men believe childcare is a joint responsibility
Currently, in the UK, nine in ten households with dependent children have working parents. During 2018, over 10,000 male and female employees reported about their experiences, attitudes and aspirations in relation to balancing professional employment with personal caring responsibilities for both children and adults. The resulting Equal Lives report published by Santander UK in partnership […]
Ivanti research shows over 60% of Women Working in Tech Feel They Aren’t Taken Seriously
Start tackling the challenge by paying women fairly… A new global survey of women working in technology by IT software specialist Ivanti has found that 63 percent of women feel gender bias continues to damage their professional opportunities and undermine their work environments. Having suggestions dismissed, being constantly interrupted in meetings and being overlooked for […]
FRC report says more companies should treat diversity as part of business strategy
The majority of the UK’s largest companies have adopted policies on boardroom diversity but their reporting to stakeholders needs to improve. Research conducted for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) by the University of Exeter Business School shows that only 15% of FTSE100 companies fully complied with the UK Corporate Governance Code’s provision on diversity reporting […]
100% of UK employers have published gender pay gap data
Three out of four employers pay their male staff more on average than their female staff All 10,000 UK employers that the Government has identified as having over 250 workers have now published their gender pay gap data which show that more than three out of four in scope UK companies pay their male staff […]
Checklist for Conference Organisers
If you're organising a conference this collection of Tweets highlights a number of inequalities and will help you make the panelists' and delegates' experience more equitable and enjoyable. Women … read now about Checklist for Conference Organisers