Tesco becomes first UK supermarket to launch diverse range of skin tone plasters
A range of fabric plasters consisting of ‘light’, ‘medium’ and ‘dark’ tones has been released by Tesco in a bid to ‘better serve our customers from all backgr... »
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Helping employers increase socio-economic diversity and inclusion
Employers can attract and develop employees from all socio-economic backgrounds by using the new employers’ toolkit. The Social Mobility Commission launches a new guide to help employers attract... »
UK falls six places in gender equality rankings
Country has fallen from 15th most equal nation in last audit in 2018 to 21st this time. The UK has fallen six places down the global rankings for gender equality. Despite successive prime minist... »
Bath-based mental health trust named in UK’s Top 50 inclusive employers
For the third year in a row, the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) NHS Trust has been named as one of the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. The Trust, which provides inpatient and commun... »
Nearly half of young job applicants with disfigurement felt rejected because of appearance, study reveals
Almost half of young job applicants with a disfigurement say they were rejected because of how they looked, The Telegraph can reveal, as a leading charity demands tougher equality laws. Changing ... »
Driving diversity with long term culture change
Dawn Moore, director of Human Resources at Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure From the outside, construction may often not seem a particularly attractive or inclusive sector to historica... »
Four reasons why inclusion can benefit your business
There are many reasons why inclusion can benefit your business, not only to maintain talent as an employer but also to gain a better understanding of your customers. The benefits are therefore both &#... »
Gender diversity still an issue in tech sector, new report says
The inaugural Tech Talent Charter benchmarking report said smaller businesses were making more progress in cutting the gender skills gap. Gender diversity remains an issue across the technology sector... »
Disability and age discrimination are top concerns for UK employees
More than half of employees say the inclusion of disabled people is an area that requires the greatest improvement within their organisation; with the diversity of age groups coming in a close second ... »
‘Smart homes’ to help older and disabled people get digital skills and tackle loneliness in rural areas
The scheme is part of funding awarded to innovative projects to help people develop digital skills. Cash will also fund app for people with Down’s Syndrome to improve health and wellbeing New money fo... »
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