On April 17, 2008 a British court ruling decided on the behalf a Muslim road worker who was subject to a 10-month campaign of racial harassment at his former work place at Amey Mouchel’s Motorway in Bescot, Walsall (UK). His three colleagues were each sentenced for three years of prison. According to the judge their […]
In March the German Institute for labour market research (IAB) published an international report on the qualification standards of immigrants. The report compared the qualification standards of immigrants in countries like Germany, USA, Canada, Australia or United Kingdom. According to the results of the report traditional immigration countries such as Canada (59%), New Zealand (46%) […]
Metastudie zeigt wirtschaftliche Effekte von Diversity auf Diversity hat sich in Deutschland mittlerweile fest als Managementansatz etabliert. Hatten im Jahr 2000 erst zwei DAX-30 Unternehmen einen oder mehrere Diversity Manager, sind es heute bereits mehr als die Hälfte. Aber was bringt Diversity Management konkret? Welche empirisch messbaren Erfolge erzielen heterogene Teams und wie wirkt sich […]
A German court ruling decided that the Diakonisches Werk, a leading evangelical social welfare organisation in Germany, cannot refuse job applicants on the basis of a non existing church membership if their religion is not a crucial content of their daily work. The court confirmed the verdict in favour of a Turkish German woman who […]
How best to implement migration and housing policies at the local level will be one of the main questions of an upcoming conference on April 7 in Brussels. The conference ‘European cities integrating migrants’ aims to debate on policies of local governance for integration and access to housing and on personnel policies of local authorities […]
Understanding other people – their behaviours, their decisions, their communication – can be regarded as one of the most critical elements on the way to unleash the power of Diversity. Over time, experts have developed a variety of models trying to explain some of the differences we observe or experience when dealing with others. Gender […]
A new EU-wide platform, called Unisys, for networking on integration through exchange about policy and practice, will be launched this year. The project was initiated by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security and will be developed in partnership with the Migration Policy Group, Social Change Online and Eurocities.
As part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, the Intercultural Cities Conference will closely look at migration, diversity and urban life in the European Union. The conference will not only provide an opportunity for international city leaders and experts to look at how different cultures can live together but how this cultural diversity […]
As the European Union grows together, the European Commission challenges interested people to capture their vision of intercultural dialogue and share it with the world in the competition “Cultures on my street”. All European residents, regardless of age or origins, can participate. The idea behind the competition is that the borders within Europe are fading […]
The BBC will launch mentoring programs and other initiatives to fill more top positions with ethnic minority and staff with disabilities. The broadcaster plans to tackle their lack of diversity with several measures over the next three years. According to PersonnelToday these actions will address 90 employees who are covering jobs in radio and TV […]
