Work organisations are a result of the division of labour. Nevertheless, many stakeholders have difficulties getting the heads around part-time work, especially in management. Job sharing might therefore be a smooth inroad to introduce effective work models for the future workforce, the future economy and the future as a whole.
Companies have the opportunity to choose from several flexibility tools to retain key talent and improve company performance. Why not take decisions according to employees’ preferences and customise flexible working options to existing needs?
Beyond the micro-economic business case for mixed teams, an increasing amount of studies have looked into the macro-economic effects of Diversity and equality on a country’s welfare. The new Global Talent Index shows that leading on diversity may well also mean a country leads on talent.
Reacting to the announcement that Robert Zoellick is stepping down as World Bank President, a global coalition of campaigners has called for an open and merit-based process to elect the next World Bank leader, and for developing countries to determine the selection. Diversity aspects have been included in the discussion, which may or may not […]
Tools to support the navigation of work and private life have become household components in international D&I over the past two decades. Large surveys (e.g. WLPS), however, clearly showed a gap in the utilisation rates by gender, with men consistently showing less interest in work/life-programmes than women. This seems paradoxical as recent studies reveal an […]
Expanding corporate diversity initiatives beyond domestic markets requires sensitive approaches combined with clear directions and an aligned global framework. In this context, the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals (ISDIP) provides insights through a monthly webinar series which is designed to educate D&I professionals about salient issues relating to diversity and inclusion in different […]
Stand-alone Diversity initiatives have become difficult to justify in recent years. Instead, business was expected to own D&I, to lead the change process and to mainstream Diversity and Inclusiveness into their way of doing business. But what could Diversity practitioners offer to the business to assist the ‘embedding’ approach? Depending on their involvement, managers will […]
After 15 years of European Diversity models, many wonder what organisations have achieved in D&I and where they are heading. With the significant expansion of the number of diversity programmes, the immense renewed public attention and also with many new stakeholders involved, the dynamics in the field have changed significantly. The multitude of influences and […]
Austria took a step to end a decades-long rift with the country’s Slovenian minority this November, when parliament passed a law to double the number of communities allowed to use bilingual city signage, mainly in the region of Carinthia. In the future, Slovenes (Austrian citizens) of 164 cities will be able to read the name […]
Seven years after the 2004 enlargement of the EU, a new European Commission study looks at the economic and labour market impact of east-west labour mobility flows in recent years. The study puts a main focus on mobility’s impact on labour markets, the macro-economy and human capital issues such as brain drain and down-schilling of […]
