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Diversity and equality

Includes information on both equal opportunities and diversity.

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Employees could face ‘racism test’

Diversity training could be set to become a more daunting experience in future after psychometric tests that establish whether a person holds discriminatory attitudes hit the market

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News

02 July 2009
Equality bill a 'missed opportunity'
The recent equality bill was a missed opportunity to get tough on closing the pay gap, experts said at an event organised by equality charity...
30 June 2009
HR shaped American race relations, says diversity guru
HR played a pivotal role in helping America move from a country that 'defined racial segregation' to one that has embraced its first African-American...
29 June 2009
DWP sends out fake job applications
The government has sent out 1,000 bogus CVs to employers as part of an investigation into equality in recruitment, it has emerged.

Features and comment

02 July 2009
Consider the legal implications of psychometric testing
Psychometric testing is already widely used by employers, particularly in recruitment and promotion decisions, and is a valuable tool. If employers...
18 June 2009
HR in pole position
Compared with last year, McLaren has had a disappointing Grand Prix season so far. But as the company gears up for this...

HR essentials

03 July 2009
Employers who guard their image too zealously could face discrimination claims
Many businesses, retailers in particular, wish to portray an image that...
02 July 2009
Dumfries and Galloway Council v North and others
More than 200 female classroom and learning assistants and nursery nurses claimed their work was of equal value to male refuse collectors and...

Careers

23 April 2009
Roy Martin
Chartered FCIPD, managing partner, Personnel Professional and Friendly Advice (PPFA)
27 November 2008
Val Garrett
I moved into HR by accident. I'd held a variety of roles in local government and when I moved to Burnley Council I spent some time filling in...

Your say

09 April 2009
Bad practice comes back to haunt us
CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme is to be congratulated for her Soapbox statement (26 March): 'If we had the courage...
26 March 2009
Diversity in practice
'There is nothing more reassuring than seeing someone who you have something in common with progressing in your chosen profession'

Blogs

29 June 2009
Welch urges HR forward in troubled times
I'm lucky enough to be attending this year's conference of the Society for HR Management (SHRM - the US equivalent of the CIPD) in New Orleans....
16 June 2009
Generation Y aren't 'fools'
In today's Times the columnist and author Stefanie Marsh wades wholeheartedly into the sensitive and complex area of ageism and employment practices....