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 […]
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 […]
Workplace Culture – Where does it come from?
At the National Centre for Diversity we love to learn new things about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), which is why we gather information from lots of different sources. One of those sources is TED talks. If you haven’t come across them, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. The talks cover thousands of […]