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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
To date, flexible working law in the UK has enabled parents with a child under 6 or a disabled child under 18 to make a request for flexible working, and places a duty on employers to consider such requests seriously and only reject them for good business reasons. But as of 6 April 2007 the […]
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Companies in France have begun scouring the countryâs minority communities for untapped talent, as changing markets make a diverse work force a valuable asset. But beyond the business benefits, the effort could help ease the economic disparities that were a major factor in last year’s nationwide riots. Part of the problem is that affirmative action […]
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
Migration will not provide a long-term solution to Europe’s ageing crisis. Instead, policymakers must focus on getting people to have more babies while working ‘longer and better’, business leaders declared at the European Business Summit. Soon, more than half of the European population will be over 40.
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
In a report based on figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers Monks pay database, women are increasingly leaving senior management positions. The number of female senior managers working in major UK businesses has taken a sharp fall of over 40% in the last five years. In 2002, some 38% of senior manager level posts in the FTSE 350 […]
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9. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
Eine erste Klage gegen das Allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz ist in erster Instanz gescheitert. Das Arbeitsgericht Frankfurt wies eine Beschwerde von Piloten zurĂŒck, die eine Altersgrenze von 60 Jahren als Diskriminierung empfanden. Wie die Richter feststellten, sei das Mittel der Altersgrenze ebenso wie die konkrete Begrenzung auf 60 Jahre auf den Schutz von Leib und Leben der […]
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9. April 2007 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Eine Frauenquote? In der Agentur “uphoff pr” könnte man ĂŒber eine MĂ€nnerquote nachdenken. Elf Frauen arbeiten in der Marburger Agentur, acht von ihnen sind MĂŒtter. Wie sie den Betrieb und ihre Familien vereinbaren? âOft muss man ganz schön jonglierenâ, sagt UnternehmensgrĂŒnderin und GeschĂ€ftsfĂŒhrerin Dr. Karin Uphoff. Doch die sechsfache Mutter hat in den vergangenen vier […]
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9. April 2007 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Die Gemeinde der deutschen Unternehmen, die sich zu einer nachhaltigen Diversity-Strategie bekennen, wĂ€chst stĂ€ndig. Am 21. MĂ€rz 2007 unterzeichnete unter anderem Kraft Foods in Berlin die “Charta der Vielfalt der Unternehmen in Deutschland”. Mit einer ganzen Reihe von MaĂnahmen möchte das Unternehmen fĂŒr Chancengleichheit und ein ausgewogenes VerhĂ€ltnis zwischen Arbeit und Privatleben sorgen.
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25. March 2007 || by Diversity Team || Media Features, Politics ||
Bildung bietet Chancen âsolange man nicht gegen Vorurteile kĂ€mpfen muss. Der Artikel von Anne Haeming auf Spiegel Online zeigt, wie ein Kopftuch zur unangepassten Karrierebremse wird. Zum Artikel
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21. March 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Not-for-Profit ||
Indonesia. The moment we alighted in Bali, the sweet smell of incense penetrated the air and we felt ourselves in another world. In comparison to Australia, Indonesia is replete with finesse and grace: decorative temples pepper the landscape and flowery offerings to the Gods line the foot paths around the island.
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21. March 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Mental ill health costs the UK economy ÂŁ10bn a year, claims a report by a leading disability insurer. A study by UnumProvident, in collaboration with analysts Oxford Economics, estimated that 10 million working days were lost due to stress, depression and anxiety in 2005/06.
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