No Point in Diversifying Police Force
CEO of the National Centre for Diversity, Solat Chaudhry says “My opinion is very strong: the police should stop all attempts to recruit people from diverse backgrounds”. Diversity – or the lack of it – has been a much contested issue amongst the Police forces of England and Wales, for many years, and it has […]
Fairness: Large Firms Playing ‘Chicken’ Across the M1
A recent investigation into the business practices of Sports Direct and its owner Mike Ashley has thrown up some interesting and controversial issues concerning equality and fair treatment in the workplace. Luke Primarolo from the Unite union told MPs at a recent hearing that, “In the warehouse, there is a culture of fear.” he went […]
Should Muirfield members have been allowed to vote against female membership?
The recent news that Golfing Governing Body, The R&A, has stripped Muirfield of the chance to host The Open after members of the Scottish club voted against opening up its membership to women, has added fuel to the gender equality campaign across the UK. In the wake of the report, Scottish national newspaper The Scotsman announced […]
Three Reasons Why We Need Better Diversity in the Construction Industry
Solat is keen to share his insights into how essential it is for organisations and individuals in the Construction industry to truly embrace Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; and to make a conscious shift towards diversifying the workforce in sector. The promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion is not only morally and culturally the ‘right’ thing […]
Does Equality Mean Men Should be Forced to Wear High Heels in the Workplace as well?
The BBC recently reported a story fuelled by discrimination and sexism, regarding an arguably archaic law, which allows organisations to require women to wear high heels in the workplace as part of the dress code. At the National Centre for Diversity, this is an important and controversial issue in equality, diversity and inclusion for women […]
Judging the Construction News Awards 2016
Last week our CEO Solat Chaudhry took part in an exciting and interesting day of judging at the Construction News Awards, as well as attending the Judges Dinner, which offered a wonderful opportunity to network with and learn from the judges across all the different categories. A leading expert in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), […]
Solat Chaudhry to Judge Construction News Awards 2016
This week it’s all happening in the Construction industry – we’re excited to be a part of the 2016 Construction News Awards! The Construction News Awards are coveted within the UK Construction industry. Now that the finalists have been announced, our CEO Solat Chaudhry, will be travelling to London this week to meet with the […]
National Centre for Diversity celebrates Grand Awards 2016
The National Centre for Diversity hosted their first annual Grand Awards evening at The ICC Birmingham, on Wednesday 20th January 2016, to celebrate commitment and shining examples of excellent work around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. The evening brought together some of the country’s most innovative, inspiring and influential people, to celebrate the […]
Investors in Diversity success for Viewpoint
Viewpoint employees in Scotland are proud to have achieved Stage 2 in their Investors in Diversity journey. Viewpoint has 3 care homes and sheltered housing across Edinburgh and Fife in Scotland and has approximately 260 employees. Solat Chaudhry, Chief Executive of The National Centre for Diversity, commented “We are delighted that Viewpoint have achieved the […]