Great place to work – als Arbeitgeber, bei dem die Beschäftigten gerne für den Unternehmenserfolg arbeiten, würde sich in Deutschland fast jedes Unternehmen gern bezeichnen. Doch nur wenige Firmen erhalten jedes Jahr die Auszeichnung, die das Great Place to Work® Institut Deutschland in Zusammenarbeit mit der Zeitschrift Capital vergibt. Einen Sonderpreis in der Kategorie „Diversity“ […]
Das Arbeitsgericht Hamburg hat einer gebürtigen Türkin eine Entschädigungszahlung in Höhe von drei Monatsgehältern zugesprochen. Yesim Fadia wollte als Integrationslotsin beim Diakonischen Werk arbeiten, der Einrichtung bei der Religionsverständigung helfen – doch die Hamburger Diakonie lehnte die Muslimin ab. Als Fadia durchblicken ließ, dass Sie nur aus Interesse an der Arbeitsstelle bereit dazu wäre, der […]
Malerin, Maurerin, Technikerin – wenn Mädchen in Deutschland ihre berufliche Zukunft planen, wagen sie sich noch immer nur zaghaft in typische Männerberufe. Mehr als 70 Prozent aller Mädchen wählen Berufe, die bisher vor allem weiblich geprägt waren – und die sich häufig durch geringe Aufstiegschancen und vergleichsweise niedrige Gehälter auszeichnen. Währenddessen sucht die Hälfte der […]
The connection of innovation and diversity appears to be obvious to some extend: You need significantly different perspectives and skills in order to create something groundbreaking. If only experts from a field work together, invention (or enhancement) will be the result, but no sought-after leap forward. Consequently,
A Stockholm court ruling decided that homosexual citizens cannot be prevented from purchasing dogs in Sweden. The court confirmed an earlier district verdict in favour of a lesbian who had sought damages from a dog breeder who refused to sell her a puppy because of her sexual preference. The dog owner has to pay the […]
In January European Commissioner Ján Figel’ announced the launch of a study on the role of culture, and the EU’s cultural industries, in promoting and stimulating creativity, innovation and growth in the EU. “Innovation and creativity are fundamental to the process of economic growth,” Mr. Figel’ told the representatives, “and they also boost social development.
Three in four EU citizens welcome the dialogue with other cultures according to the latest Eurobarometer on cultural and ethnic Diversity commissioned by the European Commission in 2007. Almost three quarters of EU citizens (72%) believe that people with a different background (ethnic, religious or national) enrich the cultural life of their country, while a […]
During the annual European-wide Action Week, which centres around 21 March, thousands of people actively engage themselves for respect and equal rights and celebrate the diversity of Europe. This year once again hundreds of activities will take place all around Europe, organised by a wide variety of organisations. Activities range from intercultural youth festivals to […]
Cultural Diversity in companies is an economic advantage according to the latest outcomes of the practice survey “Synergy by Diversity. Real Life Examples of Cultural Diversity in Corporations” which was presented by the Bertelsmann Foundation in February, 2008. If cultural Diversity is applied strategically, companies can raise their total revenue or boost their market share […]
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the European Association for Personnel Management have conducted a survey on the future key challenges for Human Resource Management in Europe. 1,350 executives in 27 EU countries were interviewed on the most critical HR challenges in the future. According to the outcomes of the survey companies will face the […]
