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Acas aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations.
They provide up-to-date information, independent advice and high quality training, and they work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
They provide up-to-date information, independent advice and high quality training, and they work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Advantage West Midlands is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for the West Midlands, their main objectives are :
To further economic development and
regenerate
To promote business efficiency, investment
and competitiveness
To promote employment
To enhance development and application of
skills relevant to employment
To contribute to sustainable development
As an equalities development service, b:RAP work not just only with issues concerning race but also other areas of equalities throughout the UK.
They provide advice and guidance, research, and organisational support. Their mission is to help people, communities and the organisations that serve them to turn equality into reality.
The CBI works actively on a wide range of areas of importance for the business community. Their aim is to make sure that the business environment in which you operate is the best it can be - they want British business to be globally competitive and successful.
Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.
The Law Society is committed to playing a leading role in the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equality of opportunity and diversity in all its activities as a regulator, a representative body and an employer.
The Law Society values and respects diversity and strives in all its activities – as a regulator, a representative body and an employer – to eliminate discrimination, to enhance diversity and promote equality of opportunity.
We establish and enforce rules governing solicitors' practice. Solicitors are required to comply with the Anti-Discrimination Rule, which forbids discrimination in their recruitment and employment practices or in the services they offer to their clients, on grounds of race, sex, disability, religion or sexual orientation. We are working towards widening access to the profession – for example, through the Diversity Access Scheme and by removing unnecessary, discriminatory requirements in relation to legal education and training.
The LSC exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. We have a single goal: to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to make sure we have a workforce that is of world-class standards.
Take the Recruitment Industry Diversity Pledge.
Try the REC’s Diversity Diagnostic. It is quick and easy and online. It's a Diversity MOT Specifically for Recruitment Agencies and will take no longer than 30 minutes. At the end it will generate a personal action plan for your company to follow that is bespoke for you.
Stonewall is the UK’s leading lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) equality organisation a
nd works in the worlds of politics, business, education and government to achieve equality and justice for LGB people.
With government actuaries estimating that six per cent of the UK population is lesbian or gay, employers are increasingly making a public commitment todiversity and tackling discrimination in the workplace.
How To Monitor Sexual Orientation In The Workplace - Free Guide provides practical advice for employers who want to include sexual orientation in diversity monitoring processes. It demonstrates how questions on sexual orientation and discrimination can be incorporated into existing monitoring procedures across a range of Human Resources (HR) functions.
A new service designed to help businesses get the training they need to succeed.
Train to Gain is being rolled-out nationally by the Learning
and Skills Council across England and has been developed from the highly successful Employer Training Pilots – see Success stories. It can help businesses improve their productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that staff have the right skills to do the best job.
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