BUNDLE: Equality and diversity

Join us for this free webinar with Croner’s Fraser Kennedy on Wednesday 30 August from 11am to 11.45am to learn how to adopt meaningful practices in your business while avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls.

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Providing equal opportunities for your employees is not just the right thing to do. It is your responsibility as an employer and failure to tackle prejudice and bias could see your organisation on the wrong side of UK legislation. In this article, HR specialist Croner explains what the Equality Act means for businesses and how equal opportunities are the key to a happy and motivated workforce.

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Discrimination in the workplace can occur in several ways and so it’s important that you know the different types so that you can mitigate against it or identify any taking place and take the relevant action as soon as possible. In this article, award winning HR, employment law and health and safety service provider, and UMi partner Croner, breaks down the different types you need to know.   

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After developing a love of video games as a child, Sally Blake has dedicated her career to her passion. In the past 10 years, she has worked at Ubisoft Reflections, Hammerhead (now Dimension) and No More Robots before establishing her own AA games development studio, Silent Games. Sally has also championed women in the industry and established the Women Making Games (WOMG) support network. The mentor and public speaker has won countless awards for her development work and advocacy, and she strongly believes more diversity will bring significant benefits to UK gaming.

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As an employer, you must not discriminate against a worker or job candidate with a substantial and long-term physical or mental impairment. You also have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments to prevent or reduce disadvantage to disabled people in your workplace. Ensuring both can be a more wide-ranging issue than you think but get it right and you could have a happier, more diverse and productive workforce. To help navigate disability discrimination law, we’ve curated the best information on the Equality Act 2010, employers' responsibilities, actions to take, downloadable resources, support organisations and available funding.

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In this video, UMi speaks to the Founder and Chief Designer of Seated Sewing, Kat Paylor-Bent, to find out more about her inspirational journey to becoming an entrepreneur, disability advocate and inclusion consultant. As an expert on all things adaptive fashion and inclusive design, Kat explains why it’s important for all businesses to make their products and services more accessible.  

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From pandemic-related sector shifts in workforces to rapidly changing technologies that demand new skillsets, employers face many recruitment challenges. One way of tackling future skills shortages is building a strong talent pipeline. Engaging young people in your business will help you to ensure a continuous flow of potential employees who can build their career with you. In this article, Christine Kinnear, CEO of With Insight Education shares 10 ways you can engage young people in your business.

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With one in three employees aged over-50 by 2025, the importance of retaining and engaging your most experienced people is clear. In this article, Steve Butler, CEO of Punter Southall Aspire and author of four books, offers his top tips to help you halt the ‘great retirement’.

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Organisations like Offploy, a not-for-profit company, help people with criminal convictions into meaningful, mentored and sustainable employment, and help employers too. In this article, Offploy Founder Jacob Hill explains how and why.

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The case for creating an inclusive workplace carries a plethora of benefits, not just for employees, but for the entire business. Here, LGBT+ Inclusion Consultant, Jack Williams, talks about some of those benefits, and the steps business leaders can take to create inclusive workplaces.

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Ever feel like the popular vision of an extraverted entrepreneur doesn't really represent you? Joanna Rawbone explains why you're not alone and how to harness your inner power and protect your energy if you're an introverted entrepreneur.

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It is estimated that one in seven people are neurodivergent. What does that mean for your business? In this article, neurodiversity champion and Founder of Ayoa, Chris Griffiths, explains some terms and shares his advice on how you can support everyone in your business to thrive.

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Recruitment can be a costly and time-consuming business; it can also be litigious. There’s legislation governing discrimination that employers need to be mindful of, otherwise, you could face claims of unlawful discrimination. In this article, award-winning HR, employment law and health and safety service provider, and UMi partner, Croner shares what you need to do at each stage of the recruitment process to avoid getting in hot water. 

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Inclusivity is an important aspect of all business activity, and advertising is no exception. The language used in ads can have a huge impact on the audience and when used incorrectly it can cause harm and offence. To help, we’ve pulled together some tips and resources that will make your advertising applicable to everyone. 

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Watch this webinar Q&A as Lucy Patterson from Flourish Unlimited uncovers the challenges women face in business.

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From public sector directives to consumer interactions, communication underpins everything we do as a society. Yet there can be many barriers that get in the way of individuals receiving your message as intended. In this article, Lucy Beldon, Head of Planning and Performance at CDS, explains why – and how – accessibility and inclusion should form a core component of your organisation’s engagement strategy.

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