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?
Several GLBT rankings in various world regions or countries celebrate new or rotating leaders in their field every year. But do the top lists mean that gay men and lesbians have achieved equal opportunities and that they are considered a valuable part of everyday business reality? A new Harvard study puts some dark clouds next […]
Although Europe’s working-age population is shrinking while the 60+ age group is increasing by about two million people per year, only 37% of companies find it ‘fairly important’ to take into account the needs of older consumers when developing products and services directly aimed at them, an internal survey by CSR Europe found. A new […]
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 […]
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 […]
Changes in workplace practise can positively impact and improve the overall performance of employees and productivity of a company, according to new research from Eurofound, the Dublin-based EU agency for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
France and Spain rank best in the latest Corporate Women Directors International study of women directors in Fortune Global 200 companies, the biggest in the world, regarding the progress on female top managers. The new report, presented in November 2011 at the Worldbank, ranks France first for the fastest rate of increase, as it moved […]
An overwhelming majority of Finns say that Finland is at the very least a fairly racist country. Two thirds of the nation feel that there is a large or at least a moderate amount of racism in Finland. In spite of this, only 2% recognise or admit to being very racist, and 12% say that […]
While The Washington Post informs its readers about “What men can learn from women about leadership in the 21st century”, the International Herald Tribune published a special report about “German women boxed out of work”. With colourful pictures of traditional family models and detailed information about what goes wrong in Germany so that the share […]
