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Business Case for Diversity and Equality

08-03-2006

Today’s business environment is changing. The average age of the workforce is rising steadily and women now make up nearly half the workforce in the UK, double the numbers of 25 years ago. Projections show that in less than ten years’ time there will be two million more jobs in the economy - 80% of which will be filled by women.

McJobs for All the Family

08-03-2006

McDonald's is pioneering a scheme that allows employees to share their job with family members. The Family Contract allows husbands, wives, grandparents and children over 16 to job-share and swap shifts without notifying management.

Implementing diversity in the Health Services Executive (Ireland)

10-05-2005

The Health Services Executive (HSE) in Ireland certainly has ambitious aims to be a first class employer. With almost 93,000 employees, they are one of the largest employers in the public service - delivering health services across Ireland in hundreds of locations.

The Schildershoek: Optimal Multicultural Care through Diversity

21-02-2005

Schildershoek is a residential home located in a multicultural part of The Hague. More than half of the residents are not born in the Netherlands. To give the residents tailor-made care, multicultural care is necessary, just as is a multicultural personnel profile with a tailor made human resource policy. In the Schildershoek people of more than 30 different cultures live and work.

Managing Diversity at IBM Nederland (The Netherlands)

05-02-2005

The multinational IT-company IBM is convinced that it can only keep its current competitive edge by reflecting marketplace diversity in the workforce and by offering a safe work environment for all employees. The company considers workforce diversity as 'the bridge between the workplace and the marketplace'.

Louise O'Grady, Accommodating an Employee with a Disability

29-06-2004

28 year old Louise O'Grady is an administrative assistant with Access Ability. Louise was born with cerebral palsy which constrains her in her mobility. Before starting her job with the company in April, an environmental audit had to be carried out.