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2006 Press Releases

2007 Press Releases

• Fears over political correctness
   30 May 2007 
  ...Political correctness is preventing Birmingham's business community from discussing the diversity agenda, it was claimed today.
• Spot the hidden benefits of CSR
  29th May 2007
  ....Aaron Reid says CSR has been on his agenda for many years but it's the hidden benefits it brings which are often most valuable.
• Firms urged to prioritise diversity
  10 May  2007
  The Tory shadow minister for Birmingham says the city's businesses must put diversity issues at the ...
• Better chances in law
  1 May 2007
  Staff at the Birmingham office of Eversheds law firm recently took part in a TARGET Chances event, designed ...
  
  It's time for flexi hours
  14 March 14 2007
  A BOROUGH business woman has come up with the winning idea for Lorely Burt's next Parliamentary Bill.
• Managing your reputation
  Thrive hears from one organisation and the individuals who believe what they do can make the difference
• Race riots warning over excluded whites - Birmingham Post (17.01.07)
• Shoosmiths leads the way with equality accreditation - (March 2007)
• Diversity Warning - Recruitment Companies warned over failure to meet standards - Recruitment Consultant (07.03.07)

Diversity In The News

• Men are 'too frightened to give women the compliments they need Not only are men failing to compliment female friends and colleagues for fear of causing offence - but women are highly likely to suspect the motives of the individual offering the admiring comment.
• Lesbians and gays forced to stay in the closet at work due to prejudice of colleagues
  Nearly half of the UK�s estimated three million homosexuals do not reveal their sexuality to all those they work with, according to research released today. And one in 10 gay men and one in eight lesbians have been harassed at ....
   
• Why positive discrimination is a positively stupid idea
  Positive discrimination is a positively stupid idea, and would only breed resentment.
  More... 08 May 2007

• Redefining diversity is the only way to get buy-in from society
  A good friend of mine once said that "talent and diversity are interchangeable". But there is a problem in how diversity is now perceived by society in general. We are starting to hear more and more that.
  More... 08 May 2007

• Don't issue blanket ban on mild ribbing banter in the workplace
  When we decided to carry out a light-hearted survey about what physical characteristics are and are not acceptable to tease people about in the workplace, we anticipated receiving some frothy, witty replies. What we didn't expect was
  More... 08 May 2007
• Microsoft ditches supplier over poor diversity policy - Personnel Today (20.03.07)
  Employers have agiian been warned to tighten their diversity practices after it emerged that Microsoft Uk stopped using a supplier due to its poor policy on this issue

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