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Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other they are also different many ways. Everyone should have a right to equal access to employment and when employed should have equal pay and equal access to training and development. You’ll find here information on equal opportunities, managing diversity and inclusion.

There are other pages for: age discrimination, bullying and harassment, disability, equal pay, ex-offenders, race discrimination, religious discrimination and sex and sexual orientation discrimination.

62 resources currently available for Diversity and equality: Factsheets, Podcasts, Survey reports, Guides, Research, Practical tools, Employment law FAQs, Event summaries

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Managing Diversity - good practice and the Law

£545 + VAT (Members £490 + VAT) , Various dates/locations

This 1-day course provides a good working knowledge of discrimination legislation, diversity best practice, and the implications for managing people at work.

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Diversity calendar

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Produced in partnership with Diversiton, this 2012 calendar includes details of over 260 important religious and secular dates, including holy days, special events, festivals and bank holidays.

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Factsheets (5)

Race, religion and employment
January 2012
Introductory guidance covering the legal position with suggestions for good employment practices and the CIPD viewpoint.
Diversity in the workplace: an overview
November 2011
Introductory guidance covering diversity, the equality case and the business case for valuing everyone as an individual. Suggests ways for employers to manage diversity. Includes the CIPD viewpoint.
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Employment law faqs (21)

What are the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?
January 2012
Outlines the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Are there any future developments expected in the area of discrimination law?
January 2012
Future developments expected in the area of discrimination law.
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Podcasts (4)

The business case for employing young people - podcast 58
September 2011
In this month's podcast we explore the issues around employing young people; looking at the business and social case for giving opportunities to the young unemployed, and the various government initiatives which have been set up to help.
Fairness at work
April 2011
This month's podcast looks at fairness at work, the Government's role in driving it and what's needed to ensure it happens.
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Survey reports (3)

Labour Market Outlook: Focus on disadvantaged groups in the labour market
June 2011
Examines employers' attitudes to the performance and employability of groups such as older workers, ethnic minorities, lone parents, disabled people, young people without qualifications, long-term unemployed and ex-offenders.
Diversity in business: how much progress have employers made? First findings
March 2011
Initial findings from our survey of employers' awareness of, and commitment to, the business case for diversity. A full analysis of the research was published in 2007.
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Legal timetables (4)

Equal Treatment of Self Employed Workers Directive
January 2012
Adopted on 7 July 2010 and implements equal treatment between self-employed men and women. Member states have two years to implement the Directive.
Protected conversations
November 2011
On 10 November 2011 the Prime Minister announced that the Government would be launching a consultation on 'protected conversations' which will enable employers and employees to have frank conversations, at either's request.
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Guides (2)

Equal treatment for agency workers - a guide to the Agency Workers Regulations 2010
September 2011
A guide to enable organisations using agency staff to assess the effect of the Regulations and to understand the respective obligations of themselves and agencies.
Managing diversity: people make the difference at work - but everyone is different
June 2011
Dicusses our view of diversity, its relevance to the way organisations work, and the business case. Gives tips for progressive action.

Research (6)

The fair and inclusive journey of leading employers: a Singapore and UK comparison
November 2011
Compares the key findings from research on diversity and inclusion in employment, in Singapore and in the UK.
Opening up talent for business success: integrating talent management and diversity
June 2011
Looks at the extent to which employers are integrating talent management and diversity and what we can learn from those that do.
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Books (7)

Bookstore - Cross-Cultural Management in Work Organisations
March 2010
Essential reading for anyone studying a module in managing across cultures, cross-cultural awareness or other aspects of international business.
Bookstore - Managing Diversity in Practice: : Supporting business goals
May 2007
This report is a collection of five case study examples of how some organisations have used diversity to support their business goals, capturing valuable learning on how to progress diversity and what makes good diversity practice.
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Practical tools (2)

How to build your own business case for diversity and inclusion
March 2011
Practical interactive tool to help you ensure your oranisation gains all the benefits of a twenty-first-century workforce.
Reward and diversity good practice guide to recognising diversity through reward
February 2011
Designed to encourage broad thinking about the relationship between reward and diversity and show you how diversity principles and objectives can be integrated into reward.

Articles from People Management

Obesity: bad for the bottom line
31 January 2012
The expanding waistlines of Britain's population means obesity has become an issue that employers cannot afford to ignore. But how do you tackle it without falling foul of discrimination law?
Cameron attacks EU legislation in Davos speech
26 January 2012
David Cameron has renewed calls to scrap excessive EU red tape for employers as he warned that the laws intended to protect workers were undermining jobs growth.
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