On the one hand we have the biological argument that you cannot change the sex you were born into, and on the other the rights of individuals who feel that they were born into the wrong body and wish to live life as the gender they feel applies to them, free from bias and discrimination.Continue reading “Why must we choose between 2 extremes in the Trans debate when there is a sensible, compassionate middle ground?”
Category Archives: Inclusion
How can employers protect themselves against claims for harassment or discrimination?
Recent press articles suggest the bar is incredibly low for what constitutes harassment or discrimination at work. Take the recent case where an organisation lost a tribunal for sexual harassment supposedly because the boss didn’t say good morning to a female colleague when he did to male staff. Whereas such headlines are worrying for employers,Continue reading “How can employers protect themselves against claims for harassment or discrimination?”
Study finds we think 15 percent of the UK is gay and 5 percent are trans. What are the actual figures?
In our last article we discussed how the public perceives the Muslim population in the UK, along with other minorities, to be much higher than they actually are. The same applies to the gay and trans communities. According to a study by Yougov we perceive that 15 percent of the UK is gay but theContinue reading “Study finds we think 15 percent of the UK is gay and 5 percent are trans. What are the actual figures?”
Only 4 percent of the UK population is Muslim. Why do people think it is fifteen percent?
These are the most recent figures from a YouGov study. It also found that, whereas the Asian population of the UK is seven percent, we perceive it to be fifteen. This overestimation of the size of Muslim and Asian communities in the UK has been a feature throughout my HR career, and I can onlyContinue reading “Only 4 percent of the UK population is Muslim. Why do people think it is fifteen percent?”
Does the virtue signalling hypocrisy of our football authorities know no bounds?
Every week I become more and more disillusioned with the contradictory and hypocritical actions of the football authorities, broadcasters and other influential figures in the sport that I love. Professing to be resolute in their pursuit of zero tolerance towards racism, homophobia, sexism and other discrimination they lecture us and take high profile and heavyContinue reading “Does the virtue signalling hypocrisy of our football authorities know no bounds?”
Will it Pay to Ensure Diversity Flourishes in your Organisation?
Although some (misguided in my view) would have us believe that Winston Churchill was racist, his quote from a time when the world was significantly more discriminatory still holds true. ‘Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common… Celebrate it every day’. These words are as relevant and powerful today as theyContinue reading “Will it Pay to Ensure Diversity Flourishes in your Organisation?”
Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace
My recent blog posts have focused on issues connected to our newly available ‘Practical Guide to Making Redundancies’ but this week is National Inclusion Week and, along with so much press coverage about some shocking events this year around the world linked to diversity and inclusion it seems a fitting subject for today’s post. InContinue reading “Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace”