Age & Generations
The future is now: Effectively managing millennials
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 10:32Open, tolerant, underutilised, misunderstood: sound bites from an episode of Dr. Phil, right? In fact, these were words used in a panel discussion at the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity to describe the millennial generation. ORC Networks’ Nita Beecher and Jessica Kirby participated on the panel, moderated by Kjirsten Mickesh of General Mills.
Top University Places Should be Saved for State School Pupils
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 10:08Vince Cable, the Skills Secretary, has proposed that bright children from poorer homes should benefit from better access to the UK’s top universities through reserved places. His proposals raise the possibility of quotas for state school children and a potential loosening of the grip of fee-paying schools on Oxbridge. Mr Cable has warned that the best universities should not become “disconnected” from wider society, and has urged more radical options to address the widening gulf between the intake of Britain’s top college and the make-up of the country.
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Employers Must Offer Reemployment to Older Workers
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 14:14Beginning in 2012, Singapore employers will be required by law to offer reemployment to workers who have reached the current statutory retirement age of 62. Rather than raise the retirement age, the government has formulated this legislation as a more flexible way to extend employment to older workers, initially to age 65 and later to age 67. “The Tripartite Guidelines on Reemployment of Older Employees” has been produced by a working committee of government, employer and union representatives and takes into account feedback from the public received in the latter part of 2009.
UK Debt Will Push Pensionable Age to 70
Submitted by Jessica Kirby on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:39According to a study published by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, an ageing population and the poor condition of the public finances will require the state pension age to be raised to 70 by the middle of the 21st century. The study said that plans to raise the pension age in three stages from 65 now to 68 by 2046 did not go far enough given the sharp increase in national debt caused by the recession. The study suggest that the public be offered a deal by the State: work longer in return for an assurance that pensions would rise in line with average earnings.
National Equality Panel Reports on Equality and Inequality in Britain
Submitted by Lindsay Herod on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 15:31The National Equality Panel, chaired by Professor John Hills and whose memberships comprised an independent body of academic researchers, published on 27th January 2010 the largest study of equality and inequality in Britain.
Changes Brewing in the European Union
Submitted by Lindsay Herod on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 11:46Employment and equality practices are likely to undergo a good deal of change in many European nations over the next half decade as a result of the European Commission’s “Employment Agenda for a Changing Workplace”.
Diversity and Inclusion Trends and Developments-October 2009
This presentation from the October 2009 Workforce Opportunity Network (WON) meeting outlines recent trends covering developments and new research in the Diversity and Inclusion field.
Topics covered include:
- Age
- Minorities
- Recession, unemployment and the labor force
- Disability
- Women
- Generation Gap
- Social divisions
- Religion
- 2009 Best lists
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Age is Focus of Attention in US and UK
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 15:48Age is one dimension of diversity receiving a lot of attention on both sides of the Atlantic recently. In July, the U.S.
