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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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 […]
Tags: age, english, gender, lgbtqi*
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
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 […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, research
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
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 […]
Tags: age, english, gender, globality internationality, research
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
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 […]
Tags: english, gender, work life navigation
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
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 […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, mixed abilities
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
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.
Tags: english, gender
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14. February 2008 || by Diversity Team || Business Case, Media Features ||
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 […]
Tags: german, holistic
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5. February 2008 || by News Desk || Marketing, Newsletter ||
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.
Tags: gender, german
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5. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
„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.
Tags: age, german, globality internationality, inclusion, work life navigation
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5. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Der Begriff des „Memorandum of Understanding“ kommt aus dem US-amerikanischen Rechtskreis. Die Absichtserklärung, die von den Beteiligten eines noch abzuschließenden Vertrages unterzeichnet wird, ist auch in Deutschland eine beliebter gewordene Form, ein gemeinsames Ziel bereits früh in Papierform zu fassen. In Baden-Württemberg hat das Kultusministerium jetzt das „Memorandum of Understanding“ zum Projekt „Inclusion and Diversity […]
Tags: age, ethnicity origin race, german, inclusion
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