ethnicity origin race
1. March 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Kulturelle Vielfalt in Betrieben zahlt sich aus. Das zeigt eine aktuelle Zusammenstellung der Bertelsmann Stiftung unter dem Titel „Synergie durch Vielfalt – Praxisbeispiele zu Cultural Diversity in Unternehmen“. Wird Vielfalt von Unternehmen strategisch eingesetzt, indem MitarbeiterInnen aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen besondere Wertschätzung erfahren, können beispielsweise höhere Umsätze erzielt oder ethnische Kundenpotenziale ausgeschöpft werden.
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1. March 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Das Arbeitsgericht Hamburg hat einer gebürtigen Türkin eine Entschädigungszahlung in Höhe von drei Monatsgehältern zugesprochen. Yesim Fadia wollte als Integrationslotsin beim Diakonischen Werk arbeiten, der Einrichtung bei der Religionsverständigung helfen – doch die Hamburger Diakonie lehnte die Muslimin ab. Als Fadia durchblicken ließ, dass Sie nur aus Interesse an der Arbeitsstelle bereit dazu wäre, der […]
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
In January European Commissioner Ján Figel’ announced the launch of a study on the role of culture, and the EU’s cultural industries, in promoting and stimulating creativity, innovation and growth in the EU. “Innovation and creativity are fundamental to the process of economic growth,” Mr. Figel’ told the representatives, “and they also boost social development.
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
Three in four EU citizens welcome the dialogue with other cultures according to the latest Eurobarometer on cultural and ethnic Diversity commissioned by the European Commission in 2007. Almost three quarters of EU citizens (72%) believe that people with a different background (ethnic, religious or national) enrich the cultural life of their country, while a […]
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
During the annual European-wide Action Week, which centres around 21 March, thousands of people actively engage themselves for respect and equal rights and celebrate the diversity of Europe. This year once again hundreds of activities will take place all around Europe, organised by a wide variety of organisations. Activities range from intercultural youth festivals to […]
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Cultural Diversity in companies is an economic advantage according to the latest outcomes of the practice survey “Synergy by Diversity. Real Life Examples of Cultural Diversity in Corporations” which was presented by the Bertelsmann Foundation in February, 2008. If cultural Diversity is applied strategically, companies can raise their total revenue or boost their market share […]
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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