Sexual harassment – are our learners in the workplace safe?

Did you know that half of women say they have been sexually harassed at work - and most admit to not reporting it? Are your staff confident to report it if it happens to them? Are your workplace learners safe in their place of employment? Do you know the top ten myths on sex discrimination? Did you know that Acas have released new guidance on what constitutes sexual harassment, in response to the high-profile cases of abuse and allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sexual attacks by stars of showbiz?

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Removing labels at Ramadan

Did you know that it takes just seven seconds to build a prejudice based on someone's appearance? This year at Ramadan, Coke invited six strangers to meet in the dark. See what they discovered and how it changed the way they see the world. And while we are reflecting on this year’s Ramadan, how well did you support your staff?

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Publishing your Pay Gap

The Department for Education (DfE) has published its gender pay gap figures, and these compare favourably to the UK’s national average gender pay gap, which is 18.1%. How does your pay gap compare? And what actions have you taken to reduce the gap?

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Open or closed recruitment?

How open are your recruitment processes? Are you confident that you have removed unnecessary barriers for disadvantaged groups? How have you strengthened the workforce by recruiting from the widest pool of talent? Would new guidance from the DWP be useful?

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New strain of workplace banter? Religious mockery replaces sexist jokes

A new report by the Faith Research Centre finds that workers who would not make sexist or racist jokes mock beliefs instead. Often, the jokes result in low level exclusion, but staff rarely report this. The research also found that HR managers have a very different view of what’s happening in their workplace than many workers do. How sure are you that you know what is happening in your workplace?

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