Newsletter
22. October 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
This year, The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) launched a new annual awards programme. The awards ceremony, in October 2007, highlighted the innovative ways employers are tackling age discrimination in the workplace. In the six months since the award programme was launched, over 45 different policies and age initiatives were entered.
Tags: age, english, globality internationality
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22. October 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
In only 9 months of time, the European Disability Forum has met the ambitious challenge launched last January: to collect one million signatures across the European Union in favour of comprehensive EU disability legislation. The President of the European Disability Forum, Yannis Vardakastanis, announced this achievement to the 118 member organisations which were actively involved […]
Tags: english, globality internationality, mixed abilities
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4. October 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Frischen Lesestoff für den Herbst hat das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung jetzt für alle LeserInnen vorgestellt, die sich nicht sicher sind, warum sich Unternehmen neben harten technischen und wirtschaftlichen Fakten mit Faktoren wie Unternehmenskultur, Organisations-, Kompetenz- und Personalentwicklung beschäftigen sollen. Antworten gibt der Leitfaden „Soft Skills als Wettbewerbsfaktor“.
Tags: german, research
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4. October 2007 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
Die „ausgewählten Kunden“ dürften irritiert gewesen sein, als ihnen Anfang September ein Ero-tikkalender ins Haus flatterte – hatte doch niemand die hoch glänzenden Bildern mit allzu freizü-gigen Damen bestellt. Ein Blick in den Absender der Überraschungspost gab Aufschlüsse: der Kranhersteller Palfinger aus dem benachbarten Österreich wollte seine Produkte ins rechte Bild rücken und damit überdies […]
Tags: ethnicity origin race, gender, german, inclusion
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4. October 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Ein Abend im Theater mit opulenten Bühnenbild, überzeugenden Charaktermimen und überra-schenden Handlungen – das ist nichts für erblindete Menschen? Weit gefehlt. Dank des Hörthea-ters München gibt es bereits seit November 2004 spezielle Audiobeschreibungen von Theater-aufführungen aus dem Spielplan deutschsprachiger Bühnen für Sehbehinderte und Blinde.
Tags: german, inclusion, mixed abilities
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20. September 2007 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
A new report commissioned by the Trades Union Congress reveals that thousands of Polish and Lithuanian workers are being exploited at work in the UK. Over 475,000 Lithuanian and Polish workers have come to work in the UK since 2004.
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, research
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20. September 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
A Jewish food entrepreneur from Manchester designed an advent-style calendar for this month Ramadan, which has started on the 13th September and will last until 12th October. Under each of the 30 wickets, lies a halal chocolate and a question on the Islam. 15% from the sale will go to Islamic Relief. Mr. Finlay, the […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, globality internationality, religion beliefs
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20. September 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
The International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives (AFRA) is taking the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All as a challenge to organise the 1. Black European Women’s Congress from September 27-29 2007 in Vienna Austria.
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, globality internationality
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20. September 2007 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Argentina will be the host country of the 2007 Lesbian-Gay World Soccer Championship from September 23rd until September 30th . Gay and lesbian teams began to pop up almost three decades ago and the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association was formed to act as a governing body for the sport.
Tags: english, gender, globality internationality, lgbtqi*
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20. September 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
According to the latest Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs) from the Audit Commission, the number of minority ethnic workers in the highest earning positions has risen for the first time since 2003. English councils reported that the number of minority ethnic workers rose from 2.6 per cent to 3.3 per cent in the top five […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race
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