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Advertise parental, carer, and compassionate leave policies widely to ensure all prospective employees know the entitlements they would be eligible for.
Automatically considering all eligible employees for promotion gives them the choice to opt-out rather than opt-in.
Structured interviews support fair, objective hiring. Standardised questions and scoring helps reduce bias and promotes equal opportunity.
Using structured, skill-based screening can minimise bias and boost diversity in hiring.
Providing development programmes, such as mentoring, gives employees a formal channel for advice and support.
Setting specific internal targets that you can monitor using data gives your organisation clear steps to improve gender representation and equality.
Giving employees specialised occupational health advice can help them manage menopause symptoms, get support and work more comfortably.
Enhance and promote leave policies and flexible working so employees know their entitlements and how to use them.
This guidance provides information and links to services and guidance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
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
A privacy notice which sets out your rights and how we will use your personal data.
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…
Information on progress delivering the Inclusive Britain action plan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Everyone should be able to make the most of the rich culture and sport around the country
Our first combined Annual Report and our Resource Accounts cover the year ended 31 March 2009.
Find out about assistive and accessible technology (ATech), including types, costs, legal rights, and how to get an assessment or buy equipment.
A response to the call for input on single-sex spaces guidance launched by the previous government.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Latest updated action plan to support the improvement of public websites, IT equipment and online content to suit the needs of disabled people…
Annual report on the government’s Think, Act, Report scheme, a voluntary initiative to drive greater transparency on gender employment issues.
The Coalition’s ‘Programme for Government’ made clear our determination to take concerted action to tear down barriers to equal opportunities…
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