Diversity and inclusion

Explore the CIPD's collected perspective on key diversity and inclusion issues, including recommendations, supporting evidence and links to resources for policymakers and employers.

• Age-diverse workforces
• Disability at work
• Gender equality at work
• Race inclusion in the workplace
• Religion and belief
• Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender reassignment

CIPD research highlights the key barriers and enablers to help people professionals improve LGBT+ workplace inclusion

Advice for organisations on how to source diverse suppliers for your business

Principles, steps and considerations for organisations on how to have conversations about race with their employees

Eight steps to help employers establish an employee resource group (ERG) for black and ethnic minority employees, including the business case for doing so

Explore the six principles the CIPD recommends to help you create a racially inclusive workplace

This guide offers advice on supporting ethnic minority employees who are one group that have faced a disproportionate impact of COVID-19

Develop an evidence-based view of D&I by exploring our research report and practitioner-focused recommendations

Assessing the evidence on workplace inclusion

We outline five areas in which people professionals can take action to build inclusion in the workplace

Use our inclusion health checker tool to help you build an inclusive workplace

This course explains the importance of working inclusively. It will help you to develop this key behaviour to achieve positive outcomes in your role

Our new report assesses the evidence on the outcomes of diversity at work and how organisations can tackle these to make work an equal business

Offers insight, support and guidance for employers and examines barriers to access and progression within their business context

Discover the policy frameworks and initiatives on offer to support older workers in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany and the UK

A discussion of the pros and cons of quotas and other affirmative action policies, reviewing evidence from politics education and the workplace

Employee perspectives on age diversity at work, with recommendations for employers and summary interviews from case study organisations

Explore HR practitioners’ perspectives on gender diversity in the boardroom

Explore SME attitudes to mature employees and an age-diverse workforce, age diversity benefits and challenges, and support for the extension of working lives

An examination of the issues relating to managing an age-diverse workforce, comparing employee and employer/HR perspectives

Episode 152: What is neurodiversity, what are the benefits for your organisation, and how can you create a neurodiverse-friendly workplace where people can thrive?

Episode 137: We look at why organisations find it more difficult to talk about BAME diversity than gender diversity and HR’s role in supporting change.

Episode 112: The episodes in this month’s mini-series focus on the experiences of professionals in the LGBT community, the challenges they’ve faced and the role they believe HR can play in developing inclusive workplaces.

Episode 104: Should businesses have mandatory quotas for women in senior positions? HR and diversity experts give their views on gender diversity, how far businesses have come and how far they have still to go.

Episode 88: Are different generations really that different in the workplace? This episode discusses how organisations can support different generations of workers and think strategically about age diversity.

Episode 78: Does your organisation have the skills to support young workers? This episode looks at what businesses and HR could and should be doing to boost working opportunities for young people.

Understand what diversity and inclusion mean in the workplace and how an effective D&I strategy can support business

Learn more about neurodiversity, the benefits for organisations, and how to support neurodivergent people to be comfortable and successful at work

This online calendar, produced in partnership with Diversiton, is for individual CIPD members’ own personal use and highlights over 240 important dates including holy days, religious festivals, health and well-being awareness days, special events and bank holidays.

Encouraging conversations about race, to promote understanding and to collaborate with the wider organisation to create a healthy and inclusive working environment

Building awareness and understanding about LGBT perspectives in the workplace and taking joint responsibility for championing a healthy and inclusive organisation