To mark the launch of its new guide, Meetings Matter, Business Disability Forum is offering advice to all businesses on how to make meetings and events more accessible for disabled employees and clients. The 10-point…
Why FTSE Diversity Targets aren’t working – and…
Setting diversity targets for FTSE groups hasn’t worked because they don’t address the actual barrier to equality: the bias in hiring processes. That’s according to talent crowdfunding platform, AnyGood? Excuses from FTSE groups for the…
Sarah Speake joins Talking Talent as Non-Executive Director
Talking Talent, the global coaching consultancy leading the gender diversity agenda, has appointed Sarah Speake as a Non-Executive Director (NED). Sarah starts this month and will be advising Talking Talent as it continues to build…
Financial group accredited by jobs network as female-friendly…
Macquarie Group UK has joined Work180 - an international job network connecting businesses with talented women - to raise awareness of the Group¹s diversity credentials and attract diverse candidates to join the growing organisation. Macquarie is…
Inclusive Entry-Level Recruitment Vital for Future Board Diversity
Business leaders must actively engage diverse entry-level talent to overcome a crippling lack of diversity at the most senior levels of business. That is the advice from global talent acquisition and management specialist, Alexander Mann…
Multi-generational workforce helps Cardiff charity support disabled cyclists
A Welsh Government drive to encourage a multi-generational workforce is being backed by a bike charity that helps people with disabilities enjoy the benefits of cycling. Pedal Power has joined the ‘People Don’t Have a…
Employers struggling to access disabled talent
The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has launched RIDI 100: a directory of recruitment service providers which are committed to the inclusion of disabled jobseekers. The introduction of the resource comes in response to a…
Study reveals discrimination as CVs with ‘non British…
Competing to land a job in the UK is tough - although a new study from StandOut CV reveals it's significantly tougher if you don’t have a “British sounding” name on your CV. The CV advice site took…
How can recruiters increase workplace diversity?
James McGill, VP International Customer Success, EMEA & APAC at HireVue discusses the steps recruiters can take to increase diversity in their hiring process Diversity and inclusion are all too often the cause for many…