A report published last week by the Department of Work and Pensions has poured cold water on one of the most popular arguments for promoting equality at work.
“The Business Case for Equal Opportunities: An Econometric Investigation” was researched and prepared for the DWP by a team at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. It says they could find no direct cause and effect link between businesses having Equal Opportunities Policies and having higher productivity and profits. But it says the reverse is definitely not the case too — and that businesses that have one seem to have the other, even if the connection isn’t clear. I look at the researchers’ conclusions in more detail.
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Posted in Equality and Diversity, News on Apr 3rd, 2008 Comments Off
I’m not sure whether I can claim the original credit for the idea — people didn’t seem to have thought it before I made the suggestion at a consultation last year, and they quickly wrote it down. However it happened though, the Equality and Human Rights Commission have now launched their own You Tube Channel.
The channel opened this week with a handful of videos on the theme “Equally Different”. You’ll find them at : http://www.youtube.com/EqualityHumanRights
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In this week’s news sample, claims that the Government may be planning to opt out of parts of a UN Convention on the rights of disabled people and news of an extra £15 million committment to encourage the development of women’s careers in certain sectors.
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As an experiment I am going to explore the feasibility of bringing an occasional batch of news reports into the mix of editorial and interview content. I’m making no promises about regularity. A great deal will depend on the material that comes my way. Please feel free to comment on whether it’s a valuable addition or not though.
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