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‘Family Bond' policy | Volvo offers staff members 24 weeks paid parental leave
The firm's 'Family Bond' policy will give all staff with at least one year's service a total...
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'Vague & unhelpful' | Companies could be told: 'Ditch use of BAME label'
Following the news that the racial disparities commission set up by the Prime Minister is allegedly set...
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Inclusion | Two-thirds of trans staff have hidden identity at work
According to the latest report from TotalJobs, the wellbeing of trans professionals in the workplace...
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Leadership & comms | What has HR learned from the pandemic year?
With yesterday marking one year since the first lockdown was announced, HR Grapevine speaks to HR experts...
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Buckingham Palace | Royal family to 'consider appointing D&I chief'
The Royal family is currently reviewing the prospect of appointing a 'diversity tsar', following...
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‘Fighting exploitation’ | BBC comics tackle harassment with own 'HR service'
Comics Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Nina Gilligan have spoken out sharing that they wish to tackle sexual...
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Family policies | O2's promise to build equality for women
Catherine Leaver, O2's HR Director, told HR Grapevine: “Gender equality across society is a work...
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Pfizer/ BioNTech | COVID-19 vaccine 'made possible' by workplace gender equality, says medical chief
Özlem Türeci, the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of BioNtech, has attributed its speed at producing...
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Menopause | Third of women hide symptoms at work
New data from Vodafone found that up to one-third of women who have suffered from the symptoms of menopause...
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‘Devastating impact’ | Almost half of women say career has been set back due to COVID-19
LinkedIn's data - which surveyed 20,000+ global working professionals - found that almost half...
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Equality | 'One day will not move the dial', says Mulberry's Head of Rec
Sarah Roberts, Head of Recruitment at luxury fashion company Mulberry, told HR Grapevine: 'This is...
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Uber | Couriers claim 'racist' company tech cost them employment
14 couriers working for the online food ordering and delivery platform shared evidence with WIRED demonstrating...
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'Proud of our efforts' | How Burberry is marking IWD
Commenting on the progress the business has made, Erica Bourne, Chief People Officer at Burberry, said:...
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O2 | Reason why pronoun badges are being offered to staff
Commenting on the initiative Bertram stated that it has allowed O2 to 'work openly and collaboratively...
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Diageo | Firm rolls out menopause awareness guidelines
Multinational beverage company Diageo has announced introduced its first ever global Menopause Guidelines...
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Equality | BT ramps up efforts to close gender skills gap
BT has announced that it will be partnering with Code First Girls, a UK social enterprise focussed on...
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Diversity | BBC sets out new D&I plan
In order to boost its D&I efforts, the BBC has announced a new diversity plan, which will see 95% of...
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‘New Parent’s Leave’ | How this firm is embedding D&I into its DNA
Following the launch of its New Parent's Leave policy, the firm hopes...
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Pandemic | Gender pay gap reporting enforcement delayed
Commenting on the news, the CIPD welcomed the decision not to suspend the reporting altogether but speculated...
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‘Be less white’ | Coca-Cola slammed after D&I training
Soft drinks firm Coca-Cola has come under fire following the sharing of training slides to social...
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