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 […]
The European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement in a case of a lesbian woman v. France and said that exclusion of individuals from the application process for adoption of children simply because of their sexual orientation is discriminatory and is in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights. Ms. E.B., a lesbian […]
A review of the transposition of the EC Racial Equality and the Employment Equality directives in the national law of 25 EU Member States was published by the Migration Policy group in late 2007. In many European countries anti-discrimination legislation was reviewed and changed during the last couple of years. This major and unprecedented operation […]
A new survey by the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) shows that in spite of corporate promises to promote diversity in senior management, very little progress has been made so far. According to the AESC’s BlueSteps 2007 Diversity Report, 76% of 357 global senior executives report their companies have one or no minorities among […]
Dell has been recognised for its commitment to promoting and celebrating diversity in the workplace by Chambers Ireland in the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. The IT Company received the award with a special mention for the work the company has achieved in flexible working and gender. Organisations competing for the awards programme […]
Car giant ‘Honda’ has been ordered to pay 64,000 British pounds to an Indian worker who was forced to quit after suffering racial abuse at work. Kalmesh Shah, who worked at a Honda factory for nearly two years, was allegedly moved randomly between production line jobs without training, bullied and refused toilet breaks by his […]
With its women technology awards Black Berry celebrates for the third time the achievements of women using technology, both within and beyond the IT sector, to bring their outstanding contributions to business and beyond via the use of technology into the public eye.
Ein Jahr nach dem die Charta der Vielfalt in Kraft getreten ist, stellt sich heraus, dass die Unterzeichner engagiert an der Umsetzung arbeiten. Hauptsächlich gehören Trainings oder Verbesserungen der Arbeitsbedingungen ins Programm. Neben der Nutzung vielversprechender Potenziale, erhoffen sich die Unterzeichner aber auch einen Imagegewinn. Mehr dazu finden Sie in diesem Beitrag, aber auch in […]
Wer derzeit in Hamburger Kneipen ein Urinal sucht, dürfte beim Wasserlassen überrascht sein, mit welchen Werbestrategien deutsche Aborte zugepflastert sind. Die Botschaft hinter der Werbebotschaft des Autovermieters „Starcar“ ist zumindest traurig: Wer einen PS-starken und imageträchtigen Sportwagen fahren darf, bekommt Gefühle. Die Werbung soll den “Bauch” beziehungsweise die Lendengegend des Mannes ansprechen.
„Siemens möchte möglichst viele qualifizierte Frauen für sich gewinnen und auch nach der Geburt eines Kindes im Unternehmen halten“, heißt es im „Corporate Responsibility Report“ des Konzerns. Ein klares Bekenntnis zur Work-Life-Balance, welches global sehr unterschiedlich umgesetzt wird: In Norwegen gibt Siemens finanzielle Hilfe an Kindergärten, die von Mitarbeiterkindern besucht werden.
