Diversity and inclusion

New and updated

• Coming soon to XpertHR

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Updated to include a wide range of articles on how to manage situations being caused by the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Podcast: Supporting employees experiencing the menopause

  Date:

  18 February 2020

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Helen Rice-Burchall outlines the steps employers can take to support employees experiencing symptoms of the menopause.

• Six in 10 FTSE 350 firms lack a BAME director

  Date:

  6 February 2020

  Type:

  News

  The UK's biggest organisations are still a "way off" meeting their board diversity targets, with some all-white boards remaining in the FTSE 100.

• Black police representation has barely increased in 11 years

  Date:

  29 January 2020

  Type:

  News

  Police forces in England and Wales have succeeded in attracting more women and people from Asian backgrounds but are failing to attract people from other ethnic groups, especially in police officer roles.

• How to support employees experiencing the menopause

  Type:

  How to

  Practical guidance on supporting employees experiencing the menopause, including how symptoms can affect employees at work, managing absence and performance issues and ensuring that working conditions do not exacerbate menopausal symptoms.

• Webinar: LGBT-inclusive workplace - practical strategies from Stonewall

  Date:

  4 December 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  In this webinar, Sanjay Sood-Smith, executive director at Stonewall, shares his experience and top tips for embracing and embedding an LGBT-inclusive workplace

• Disability pay gap narrows slightly to 12.2%

  Date:

  3 December 2019

  Type:

  News

  Disabled employees are paid 12.2% less than their non-disabled colleagues, according to the Office for National Statistics.

• Mixed-sex civil partnerships are introduced in England and Wales

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 enable mixed-sex couples in England and Wales to form civil partnerships.

• Ethnicity pay gap reporting: 2019 survey

  Date:

  5 November 2019

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR research finds some backing for ethnicity pay gap reporting, although few employers are doing it yet.

• Gender

  Type:

  Good practice manual

  Updated to reflect the latest gender pay gap figures, as reported in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019.