Diversity and inclusion in the workplace – is there room for improvement?
26 March 2024
26 March 2024
In 2022 the government published the Inclusive Britain action plan and as part of that plan the independent Panel was established to develop and disseminate resources to help employers drive fairness in the workplace.
The Report sets out the following recommendations:
With the looming General Election it may be that the Report's recommendations on D&I to the government will not be actioned.
Nevertheless the Report makes interesting reading as it identifies key themes that we experience around D&I and which can expose organisations to discrimination claims. These include the lack of engagement from senior leadership so D&I is not embedded in business strategy; and employers sometimes misapplying the Equality Act while trying to do the right thing.
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