New measures to help the disabled back into work
Minister for Disabled People, Margaret Hodge, and Social Security Minister, Hugh Bayley, announced on Monday that a national network of Job Brokers is being set up to offer people on Incapacity Benefits the support, guidance, and preparation they need to find paid work and move off benefit dependence. This New Deal will be delivered largely […]
£10 Million for Equal Opportunities in the Fire Service
£10 million to help Brigades promote equality in the fire service was announced yesterday by Home Office Minister Mike O'Brien at the Fire 2000 Conference in Manchester. The Government has announced a 67% increase in capital funding for the service. The Minister gave a commitment that £10 million of the £59.7 million credit approvals for […]
What are current equal opportunities in the UK – and what are the future impacts?
Equal Opportunities in the UK has seen significant changes in recent years – this mainly due to government legislation and an active Trade Union involvement. Could anybody help me identify relevant changes i.e. Race Relations, Sex Discrimination, Ageism, Equality of Women – how has this affected business? Cost factors maybe – or increase in employees […]
Women who mean business
Dr Mo Mowlam, Minister for the Cabinet Office joined forces with The Adelaide Group, a networking forum for women business leaders, yesterday to discuss women's equality. Speaking about her experience in government and listening to women's views Mo Mowlam said, "We probably all share the belief that our economy will only be truly successful if […]
Minister: Clear pensions statements should lead to greater individual savings
Jeff Rooker, Social Security Minister, yesterday presented a Kiss FM employee with their first combined pensions statement. Emap, one of the pilot partners currently working with the DSS on combined pension statements, issued them to over 2,000 employees including staff from Kiss FM and Smash Hits. The statement sets out an individual's estimated income in […]
New Head for Cabinet Office Women’s Unit
Susan Atkins was yesterday named as the new Director of the Women's Unit. She will take up her post on 30 October, replacing Fiona Reynolds who is leaving to become Director General of the National Trust. Susan is moving from the Home Office where for the last eighteen months she has been Head of the […]
Equal Opportunities Workshop
Online WorkshopEqual OpportunitiesTuesday 24 October, 13:00 BST Disability discrimination, sex discrimination, race discrimination, Employment Framework Directive etc. etc. etc. Is political correctness going over the top? Is employment regulation getting silly? Is the 'positive about disabled people' logo just a marketing tool? Or is there a real business case for being an equal opportunities employer? […]
