Equality Works London

Shepherdess Walk Buildings
2 Underwood Row
London N1 7LQ
Tel: 0207 251 4939

Equality Works Manchester

10th Floor, Bridgewater House
Whitworth Street
Manchester M1 6LT
Tel: 0161 200 8540

News

ILM Level 4 Award in Managing Equality and Diversity in an Organisation

In a high pressure economic and political climate practitioners need all the help they can get in both articulating the value they add in organisations and building their personal and professional credibility.

Equality Works is very pleased to offer for the first time the Institute of Leadership and Management Level 4 Award for Managing Equality and Diversity.

Who Should Apply

The qualification is targeted at managers with equality and diversity leadership accountability and would benefit:

Preventing bullying and harassment research project

Equality Works is launching a new research project on bullying and harassment. We are very pleased to be working in partnership with The Law Society Scotland on this important project. Equality Works has a long history of working with organisations to improve performance and preventing bullying and harassment. We have also worked with The Society to produce guidance for solicitors on equality and diversity. This new project will study the impact of bullying and harassment across the legal profession, resulting in practical recommendations to inform The Society’

Good news ...

On 29 July the government announced its intention to abolish the default retirement age (DRA) as of October next year (2011).

Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS – the equality and diversity impacts of the new Health Agenda

Like any new piece of legislation the new Government's Health Care Agenda offers some interesting new propositions for those of us committed to creating a more equitable community.

Making the Equality Framework work for you – free regional events

Equality Works is very pleased to be partnering the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) in facilitating a series of free regional events to support Local Authorities and partners to improve their performance in the Equality Framework for Local Government.

Getting more for your money

In addition to the difficult economic circumstances, many of our clients have been describing to us the challenge of securing skilled and experienced Equality and Diversity practitioners who can deliver a challenging equality and diversity agenda within tight budget constraints.

The E&D role can be a complex one, and the practitioner needs to:

Focus on your diversity values

For many of you the main challenge will be finding the most creative ways possible to achieve efficiency savings and making difficult decisions, while at the same time maintaining customer support and retaining your most talented and productive staff!

Making the Equality Framework work for you: knowing your communities

The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA), are organising a series of free regional events in partnership with Equality Works over the forthcoming year. The events will focus on how the sector both strengthens its own self-assessment by using the Equality Framework for Local Government; and articulates the moral and business case for equality to drive service improvement in times of change.