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Finally: Pregnancy Stigma addressed

Everybody knows it is illegal and most people also know it neither makes business sense. However, research shows young mothers (under 25) are six times more likely than average reporting being dismissed from their jobs after they tell their employer they are pregnant. Two quite different initiatives in the UK and in Germany now address […]

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Daimler announces mobile working revolution

Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG, has recently announced to start a revolution of the company’s corporate culture. His plan includes much more flexibility of working space and time for employees besides a radical review of corporate hierarchies and culture as well as performance assessment structures.

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First Spanish Diversity Barometer published: inequalities remain

The Spanish Diversity Foundation has recently published the results of a survey of Diversity in the workplace. The study of just over 100 Spanish companies reveals inequalities in the areas of gender and age diversity and also sheds light on the situation of employment of people with disabilities, work life balance and D&I awareness programmes.

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EU survey shows remaining gender differences, challenges for work-life-balance and obstacles for older workers

Eurofound, the European Foundation for Working and Living Conditions, has recently released its sixth edition of the Working Conditions Survey, conducting almost 36.000 interviews with employees and self-employed about different areas of work-life. In in-depth look at the survey also provides valuable information on the status quo and on trends with regard to work-life balance […]

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Diversity and Inclusion increases in working realities but gender gaps and segregation persist

While D&I work is often focusing on managers and employees with a formal professional degree, the majority of men and women work in jobs ‘on the floor’. How much do we know about their working realities and the diversity aspects that matter for them? More and more companies devise D&I programmes for individual contributors and […]

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