Equality and Diversity

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Age

Employment Equality (Age) Regulations Law 2006
This law makes it illegal to discriminate against employees, job seekers or trainees on the grounds of age.
Double Jeopardy
Some experts say age discrimination can begin as early as when the worker turns 40. Like older workers, women are facing unique challenges.
Persue a Portfolio Career
A portfolio career is the pursuit of more than one income source simultaneously by applying the various skills you've developed throughout your career.
Life After The Classroom
The skills developed in the classroom will translate into a business setting. The trick is to identify those skills and label them.
Age Discrimination Gets Younger
Age discrimination is affecting workers who are nowhere near the end of their careers.
Ageism in the Workplace Affects All Ages
Ageism at work is a bigger problem for people in their late teens than their 50s, according to research from the Employers Forum on Age.
Eight Tips for Older Workers in IT
Body piercings won't keep your tech career current. Get eight tips on how to show the boss you're up to date.
Too Young to be a Manager?
Don't let your career be stalled by your age.

Disability

Ready and Able
If you have a disability, it will more than likely affect a potential employer's attitude toward you.
Innovations for People with Disabilities in the Workplace
Workers with disabilities are finding new and innovative "assistive technology" to accomplish tasks others take for granted, whether answering phone calls from coworkers or reading office memos.
Help New Workers Fit In
Every workplace has a culture. Sometimes you feel it the minute you walk in the door. Other times it's more subtle and takes longer to figure out.
Dyslexia on the Job
Dyslexia is a common learning disability that makes it difficult for one to accurately recognise, read and write words.
Disability Disclosure
If you have a physical disability that will be obvious as soon as you meet someone, the question is: At what point in the job-seeking process do you address the disability?

Gender & Flexible Working

Jobs for the Girls: Surviving in a Man's World
If you are a woman working mainly with men, how do you handle the situation?
Women Returners: Where Do You Start?
Getting back to work after a career break can seem very daunting and many women returners who find themselves in this position just don't know where to begin.
He Said, She Said
Men and women often differ in the way they manage people and give orders. Several studies have attempted to show the differences.
Workforce Re-entry for Sequencing Mothers
Many professional women intend to ramp their careers back up after taking a planned break from the workforce to raise their children
Childcare? What Childcare?
The Government has made it easier for employers to provide childcare, but there is still a lack of awareness of the options.
Women Are The Key To Filling Skills Gaps
The Equal Opportunities Commission has identified a major source of skills that can help out the construction, engineering and IT sectors - women.

Race

Use the Web to Build Your Network
As a job hunter in a challenging employment market, you should use multiple resources to obtain information about your target job.
Start a Task Force for Diversity
Simply recruiting minorities is not enough; a good diversity program needs to include strategies and programmes for managing and developing a multicultural workforce
Cultural Credentials
You know two things: Companies are seeking diverse candidates, and you've sent out a tonne of CVs but still can't get your foot in the door because of the tough job market
Are You a Token Worker?
One possible downside of a corporate focus on recruiting people from ethnic minorities is the inadvertent creation of a "token".
Are You a Closet Entrepreneur?
Are you dreaming of starting a business while you're logging time at a corporate job?
Every Race, Colour, Nation and Religion on Earth
London in 2006 is uncharted territory. Never have so many different kinds of people tried living together in the same place before.
Rights Here, Rights Now
The government wants a society where every individual is able to achieve their potential, free from prejudice and discrimination.

Religion and Beliefs

Religious Discrimination Law
The new Employment Equality Regulations came into force on 2nd December 2003 prohibiting discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Every Race, Colour, Nation and Religion on Earth
London in 2006 is uncharted territory. Never have so many different kinds of people tried living together in the same place before.

Sexual Orientation

Coming Out at Work
You've come out to yourself, your family and your friends, but have you come out at work?
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Law
The new Employment Equality Regulations came into force on 1st December 2003 prohibiting discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Avoid Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
After a string of bad job experiences in which revelations that you are gay seemed to impede your advancement, you are once again in search of employment.
What to Do When Your Boss Is a Homophobe
It's the 21st century, yet some people still live in a time warp, where it's OK to tell antigay jokes, make homophobic comments and even fire someone for being gay/lesbian
How to Avoid Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
If you want to find an employer that is inclusive of all its employees, regardless of sexual orientation. What should you do?
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