Politicians, academics, NGOs and sport federations alike are sounding the alarm over the increase in violence and racism linked with sport events. “In recent years we have seen too much violence, too many manifestations of intolerance and racist and xenophobic acts surrounding football matches. All this is changing one of the most loved and watched […]
Pinknews reports that a lesbian called ‘Gay’ has been reprimanded for using her name in work e-mails. Gay Hamilton of New Zealand was sent an automated e-mail from the broadband provider Telecom which read:
In a survey conducted by Personnel Today, workplaces are becoming increasingly ‘lookist’. The growing importance of physical attractiveness has led UK workers to being teased about hair colour, fashion sense and regional accents. Society seems to deem this acceptable behaviour. The survey asked to
Some European members of Parliament have submitted a draft declaration to the European Parliament requiring ISPs to take action against online hate speech. It calls on ISPs to better monitor the content of the sites they host in order to keep hate speech off the web.
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommended that employers should support the government’s strategy of improving the nation’s health by helping their staff to give up smoking. It estimated that a business with 20 workers – of whom typically five would smoke – could spend £66 helping staff to quit, and make an overall […]
At a recent forum looking at the role of Saudi women in the year 2020, it was clear that women have an important role to play in the future of Saudi Arabia. In her keynote address, Princess Adelah bint Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz stressed the importance of women’s empowerment and cautioned that the country will […]
The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to “ensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]
Last month, the Council of EU Justice Ministers has reached a political agreement on a Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia. With the growing racial tension in Europe it has become imperative that the EU step in. The focus of the framework is the prohibition of public incitement to violence and hatred against persons […]
With 785 representatives from 27 member countries and chambers in Brussels and Strasbourg, the European parliament is the world’s only directly elected international chamber. It represents a more diverse range of people than almost any other – 492 million European citizens. But, it is also almost completely white.
A report released by Manpower this month, highlights the very real and complex threat to employer’s ability to compete. This threat is about the draining of skills and knowledge that occurs every time an experienced older worker retires with no one ready to succeed him due, in part, to poor planning by employers and lack […]
