Creating an open culture and complying with the law are equally important to employers when it comes to diversity training, according to research. One in three employers said they offered diversity training to improve the working environment and another third cited legal compliance as their primary reason.
Many small and medium companies are turning to migrant labour because of the “shockingly low opinions” employers have “of the skills, experience and productivity” of British-born workers, according to a survey published today. The study by the British Chambers of Commerce said a shortage of suitably qualified and committed British workers was storing up problems […]
Integrating new location-aware computer networks with old-fashioned human networks, researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an innovative solution to the problem of isolation that faces women in the academic science and engineering workforce.
Migrants are playing a vital part in overcoming one of the biggest barriers to business expansion by making up for a shortage of skilled workers, employers say. The comments from the CBI, based on a survey of the London job market, contradict claims by opponents of an “open door” policy that east European immigrants are […]
Greece announced that it would take part in a program that aims to tackle illegal immigration by offering jobs to migrants on short-term contracts and providing them with greater financial rewards if they return to their homelands.
A December Eurobarometer survey shows attitudes towards homosexuality vary widely across EU Member States. An average of 44% of EU citizens believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Acceptance levels range from 82% in The Netherlands to 12% in Latvia. Marriage – or a similar legal union – is currently possible in the […]
Only 32% of the Maltese believe that people of different ethnic origin enrich the national culture, the lowest percentage among the EU’s member states. According to a Eurobarometer study entitled “Discrimination in the EU”, the majority of citizens in all but four member states said that people of different ethnic origin enrich the national culture.
Der Verzicht auf Kinder lohnt sich nicht – zu diesem Ergebnis ist ein Forscherteam der TU Darm-stadt gekommen. Das Ergebnis einer Befragung von 7500 Ingenieuren, Informatikern, Physikern und Chemikern: Technikerinnen und Naturwissenschaftlerinnen mit Nachwuchs sind beruflich im Schnitt erfolgreicher als ihre kinderlosen Kolleginnen. „Allerdings nur, wenn sie nach kurzer Baby-pause wieder voll einsteigen“, betont die […]
According to UNICEF’s “State of the World’s Children 2007 report”, inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health for the children and greater poverty for the family. UNICEF surveyed family decision-making in 30 countries around the world and found that where women are excluded from family decision-making processes, children are more likely […]
In his recent “Global Report on Aging”, Finnish researcher Kimmo Leppo found out that, due to its fertility history and recent increases in longevity, the Finnish population is aging more rapidly than most populations in Europe. The proportion of people over 65 will increase from 16 to 27 percent in 2030.
