The mission of NEPDEC is to create a more inclusive, dynamic culture and to prepare for increasingly complex and diverse workplaces. NEPDEC is committed to breaking down barriers of inequities and exclusion by recognizing the unique traits and characteristics of our constituents. The recent tragic and senseless death of George Floyd and others reminds us…
Category Archives: equality
Employers in Britain are planning to more aggressively recruit gay, disabled, female and Asian workers in 2007 and 2008, a new poll reveals.More than 215 hiring managers and 500 workers were surveyed for job site CareerBuilder.co.uk by Harris Interacti…
A tribunal decision has prompted new fears that ‘gingerism’ could be the next big form of workplace discrimination.Last week, a waitress was awarded £17,618 compensation for unfair dismissal over taunts about her red hair.Sarah Primmer suffered a seri…
It’s not what you say but how you say it that may cause judgement from your work colleagues, research has found.A poll by hearing campaign Heal the World found that 15% of 4,000 respondents would take a work colleague less seriously if they had an ac…
On the day the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) regulations come into force new research indicates how far the City has moved to overcome its traditional image as an inhospitable environment for gay and lesbian employees.London is the unrivalled gay a…