The commissioner for Public Appointments has highlighted the contrast in leadership and communication styles between men and women.Speaking at the annual dinner of City Women’s Network Janet Gaymer said: “Men often prosper in hierarchical organisat…
Monthly Archives: April 2007
On the day the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) regulations come into force new research indicates how far the City has moved to overcome its traditional image as an inhospitable environment for gay and lesbian employees.London is the unrivalled gay a…
Police chiefs have admitted they face a massive task convincing officers of the merits of plans to push job applications from white males to the bottom of the pile.The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has called for a change in the law so th…
The Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) is ramping up its recruitment ahead of the body’s official start date in October this year.The commission will enforce legislation on age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation, …
Six months on from the introduction of age discrimination legislation, UK employers and workers must work harder to build a truly age diverse workplace and to combat age discrimination according to Manpower.Manpower believes this is of increasing impor…
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has hit out at over 60 public authorities in a new report that warns that many organisations are still failing to produce a disability equality scheme.Despite a government deadline of December 2006 for public bodi…
A special free event designed to inform gay, lesbian and bisexual people of their rights has been organised by award-winning solicitors Russell Jones & Walker.Pink Law – Know Your Rights At Home, At Work & At Play is sponsored by PinkNews.co.uk.Mem…
Police chiefs have denied discussing the prioritisation of black and female job applicants – insisting they had only met to discuss meeting to discuss the issue.The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) was reported to be talking today about pl…
Channel Four Television is among 65 public bodies that have been threatened with legal action for continuing to drag their heels in producing a disability equality scheme.The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has named and shamed 65 public authorities…