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2025 in review: International arbitration
Francesca Parker
29 March 2021
Should businesses scrap unconscious bias training?
Equality and diversity training initiatives have received a considerable amount of negative attention recently. In December 2020, the government announced its intention to scrap unconscious bias training for civil servants. Since then, there have been press reports of senior managers allegedly claiming that unconscious bias does not exist and the training is just ‘virtue signalling’ and a waste of money.
So does this mean employers should now bin their diversity training? I don't believe so.
24 March 2021
Off-payroll working rules in the private sector – the change is near
6 April 2021 will see the implementation of the biggest reform in the engagement of contractors for decades. The changes were originally scheduled to come into force on 6 April 2020, but implementation was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
19 March 2021
‘Shecession’: what can be done to prevent the decline of women’s economic empowerment?
Last week we reflected on this year’s International Women’s Day theme #ChooseToChallenge and felt the impact of COVID-19 on women in the workplace cannot go without a mention. For the first time in nearly ten years, women’s economic empowerment in the workplace is set to decline according to PwC’s latest Women in Work Index, creating what has been coined a “shecession”, caused largely by the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 March 2021
Best practice guide for charities responding to Illegal Working Civil Penalty Information Requests
Recent years have brought severe challenges to all organisations, including those in the charitable sector. Be that on a dramatic hit to donation levels, resourcing issues through furloughing or redundancies and difficulties in delivering programmes and training. In a battle to survive and deliver on core services, it is easier than ever to forget crucial internal risk and compliance processes.
17 February 2021
Where age and gender discrimination meet: the challenges faced by older women in the workplace
The BBC recently reported that women appear to be bearing the brunt of ageism at work. According to the UN, the number of people over the age of 65 is growing faster than any other age group and yet ageism is the most common type of discrimination in Europe with women being particularly disadvantaged.