According to a report released from the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), more than seven in ten pregnant women in the UK were treated unfairly at work. Women fired for being pregnant are losing out on £12m in statutory maternity pay every year and replacing these women costs employers £126m every year.
The Danish government has adopted a social welfare agreement, which will see an increase in state pension age and rise in early retirement age to tackle the effects of longevity. According to the welfare reform bill, the pension age will increase from 65 to 67 between 2024 and 2027, and early retirement age will rise […]
Croatian lawmakers have strengthened penalties against racially- and ethnically-motivated crimes. The amendment to the penal code says “every offence committed against a person because of his race, skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion or other particularities” will in future be treated by the courts as aggravating circumstances.
Fifteen Irish organisations are listed among the top 100 best places to work in Europe and two of them are in the top 10. The list was compiled by the British-based Great Place to Work Institute. Given the size of Ireland’s working population the country has five times as many companies listed in the top […]
Twenty-two year old Hayley Tudor has won £20,000 damages against a former employer who had sacked her after she had a stroke and became blind. The case was supported by the DRC, Action for Blind People and Trafford Law Centre. Hayley was dismissed from her job as an animal nursing assistant after she had a […]
Women in the EU earn 15% less than men and progress has been slow in closing gender gaps with men, according to a European Commission’s report: ‘Report on equality between women and men 2006’. The report found that difficulty in managing a work/life balance means that many women leave the labour market.
WLPS 2006: Work/Life-Practice-Survey New strategies of managing the complexities of Work/Life challenges Our research project WLPS analyses the implementation status of Work/Life programmes and initiatives in Europe from a Diversity perspective. Main Focus Areas comprise developmental perspectives and drivers, challenges and success factors of Work/Life activities.
In International HR, Diversity is a topic that emerges naturally. Hence, it was also natural that the European HR Forum had invited EMEA Diversity guru, Michael Stuber, to their Paris meeting in 2006. He presented current research results as well as upcoming studies.
There is a link between Diversity and Profitability – assumes Sandra Lester. Her article, published in “The Conference Board” describes how “companies are beginning to realise that a diverse workforce is fertile ground for new ideas — thus, stimulating innovation, which leads to greater productivity and profitability.” The article shows how Diversity drives innovation forward […]
The 6th European Work-Life & Diversity Conference will focus on ways to connect diversity with profitability. With strategic input from business leaders, researchers, practitioners and a ‘good practices bazaar’, participants will learn and discuss questions including
