Equality, diversity & inclusion
As part of their ESG agendas, businesses are implementing strategies to transition to NetZero, create fair and responsible working practices and ensure proper governance to meet all stakeholder expectations. Delivering on commitments towards ESG issues is no easy task, requiring workers to be aligned to this agenda and having the right skills to deliver it.
A diverse workforce brings different perspectives, increased innovation and stronger employee engagement.
Businesses that think about the reflecting political landscape around them generate higher revenues and attract quality talent. Organisations that fail to do this and have poor workplace cultures, face legal and reputational risks. How an organisation and external stakeholders measure the success of initiatives designed at making their workforce more diverse and inclusive will vary depending on how developed its strategy is. Steps can include:
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Visit resources
When two worlds collide: protected beliefs in the workplace
Call for evidence on equality law
Spotlight on Sexual Harassment
Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Employment Rights Bill Deep Dive #4 – Workplace protections against harassment
The Law and the Little Things Microaggressions in the workplace
Most organisations today recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion within their workplaces, in particular, how to build an inclusive culture. However, organisations need to go beyond warm words to deliver on commitments in practice.
This webinar series addressed subtle aspects of discrimination in the workplace in the form of microaggressions.
Highlights of recent diversity and inclusion experience
We have worked with a variety of employers to develop their strategy and approach to the preventative duty. We also developed an E-learning module to assist employers with compliance.
Advising an international energy company on the employment law and data protection obligations involved in their diversity data project and ethnicity pay gap reporting. Included advice on the appropriate questions to ask in their diversity survey and technical advice on the rules around processing ethnicity data.
Investigated multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against a senior manager in a global media company. Involved a review of documentary evidence, interviewing witnesses and the production of a report.
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