What Responsibilities do Organisations have around Equality and Diversity?
Equality and diversity are topics that are relevant in all organisations. Whether you have 3 or 300 employees, it is just as important. Wherever people are involved, discrimination can occur. Equality and diversity serve as the push towards everyone having the same opportunities through being treated in the same way, no matter what age, gender, or […]
What is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery which frequently acts as a gateway to subsequent exploitation. It involves the threatening, coercion or tricking of people into situations that facilitate their exploitation, all for the financial gain of perpetrators. Victims are sold into illegal practices against their will, sentenced to continual exploitation and slavery. Human trafficking can […]
What is Workplace Discrimination?
It may sound simple, but workplace discrimination occurs whenever discrimination takes place in the workplace. Discrimination can take place in any corner of society, with the workplace being a consistent area for problems to arise. Discrimination means treating someone differently because of who they are and the qualities they possess. When this treatment is unfair and offensive, […]
What is Child Labour Exploitation?
Child labour exploitation is the employment of children in a form that deprives them of their childhood. The nature of this work can be damaging to a child’s safety, physical health, and mental health along with hindering their moral development. It occurs in many different forms and can often go unnoticed by authorities. 16 out […]
What is the UK Legislation Around Equality and Diversity?
Our Equality and Diversity Courses The UK legislation for equality and diversity comes predominantly in the form of the Equality Act 2010. It replaced the previous legislation that was in place, creating one general act to follow instead of lots of smaller ones. The act pushes for a consistency across the board, so that employees […]
What are the Different Types of Modern Slavery?
Our Modern Slavery Courses The term slavery encompasses: forcing people to work against their will; treating people as a possession; restricting their freedom of movement; dehumanising a person and defining someone as owned by another. Whilst slavery was abolished in 1833 in the UK, the last country, Mauritania, did not abolish slavery until 1981. Still […]
What is the Equality Act 2010?
The UK legislation around equality and diversity comes in the form of the Equality Act 2010. Hailed as a landmark in the topic of discrimination legislation, it works to protect people from discrimination in the workplace (as well as in wider society). The act pushes for a consistency across the business world so that employees and employers all […]
How Can You Identify Modern Slavery in your Supply Chain?
Modern slavery involves the exploitation of people and can present in many forms, making it difficult to recognise. The term encompasses: dehumanising a person; forcing someone to work against their will; restricting someone’s freedom of movement; treating someone as a commodity or property; defining a person as owned or controlled by another. Human trafficking is the […]
What is Diversity and Equality Training?
Equality and diversity are topics relevant in any workplace, of any size, whether you have a handful of employees or a few hundred! Whenever groups of people are put together, discrimination can occur. Equality and diversity push for everyone to have the same opportunities through being treated in the same way, no matter what age, […]
Does Slavery Still Exist?
The word “slavery” may conjure images of cotton fields in the deep south of America, a civil war that divided a nation and the revolutionary abolition of slavery. However, it is critical that we recognise that slavery still exists. In fact, it is the second largest criminal industry worldwide, generating around $150 billion a year. […]
