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Setting specific internal targets that you can monitor using data gives your organisation clear steps to improve gender representation and equality.
Advertise parental, carer, and compassionate leave policies widely to ensure all prospective employees know the entitlements they would be eligible for.
Menopause support groups in your organisation can help provide peer support, information and guidance.
Actively seeking applications from under-represented groups can ensure a broader range of applicants for all roles.
Giving all employees clear and actionable advice on how to develop may benefit organisations with low rates of progression and retention for women.
Providing development programmes, such as mentoring, gives employees a formal channel for advice and support.
Guidance for employers who want to use positive action to widen opportunities in a way that is consistent with equalities legislation.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Minister for Women and Equalities is seeking examples of policy or guidance in which public bodies – or organisations that advise public and private organisations – wrongly suggest that people have a legal right to acces…
Flexible working policies can aid work-life balance, especially for people with caring roles. Advertising flexibility can attract a wider, more diverse group of applicants.
Find out about assistive and accessible technology (ATech), including types, costs, legal rights, and how to get an assessment or buy equipment.
Statutory guidance to help health professionals provide an inclusive screening programme to all eligible people.
Information on progress delivering the Inclusive Britain action plan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A response to the call for input on single-sex spaces guidance launched by the previous government.
A guide by Leaders as Change Agents (LACA) to help deliver better inclusion, fairness, opportunity and value for every UK employer and employee.
Our first combined Annual Report and our Resource Accounts cover the year ended 31 March 2009.
The Coalition’s ‘Programme for Government’ made clear our determination to take concerted action to tear down barriers to equal opportunities…
How the unit meets the Code of Practice for Statistics
A press notice for sports clubs on the Sports Charter. Date: Wed Mar 21 09:43:37 GMT 2012 Full Document Sports Charter press notice (Microsoft…
Business Plans are a key part of the Government’s reform programme.
Everyone should be able to make the most of the rich culture and sport around the country
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