All Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) articles – Page 15
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NewsDiageo plans to become 'best employer for women in the UK'
The spirits giant has unveiled a gender pay gap significantly below the national average across its British businesses
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Analysis & FeaturesHow LGBTQ-friendly is fmcg?
Stonewall’s list of the top 100 LGBTQ-inclusive employers only includes two food and drink companies. How can it be sorted…
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NewsDiageo tops fresh FTSE 100 ranking for most female directors
The Smirnoff owner’s board is 44.4% female, with four female directors and one female executive director
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Analysis & FeaturesMaking a career in wholesale more attractive to women
The Women in Wholesale conference heard last week how leading players in the industry are tackling the gender divide
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NewsGreggs signs Time to Change mental health workplace pledge
Greggs launched its Balanced You health and wellbeing initiative ealier this year…
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NewsMotor Fuel Group rolls out disabled driver refuelling app
Sainsbury’s became the first supermarket to adopt the technology at its 300 filling stations last week…
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NewsFWD hits bursary target to fund more women in wholesale
The Fellowship Fund provides part-funding for external career development, training and studying
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Comment & OpinionTake mental health seriously: employee care goes beyond HR
World Mental Health Day occurs annually on 10 October. This year the pledge was centred on mental health in the workplace
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Comment & OpinionDiversity doesn’t stop with gender… but it’s a good start
The BRC’s new gender diversity initiative is a timely reminder for the grocery industry to not go the same way as the IT crowd
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Comment & OpinionGrocery suppliers must take urgent action on diversity
When launching my brand, I wanted to stand out from the crowd and bought a wide-brim fedora, says The Black Farmer founder Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones. I needn’t have bothered - my skin colour alone made me stand out.
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NewsAge, race, gender? Irrelevant questions of a retrograde era
It will be a great day when diversity is freed from its stubborn association with those that possess differing physical traits, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law
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NewsCo-op faces union action over dismissal of disabled drivers
More than 300 Unite members are voting on whether to take action over Christmas
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NewsWhat Kraft Heinz’s super young new CFO tells us about age-blind recruitment
David Knopf has become chief financial officer of Kraft Heinz aged just 29 - and prompted a slew of coverage focusing on his age
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NewsAsda to appeal against tribunal gender equal pay ruling
Supermarket says pay rates in stores differ from pay rates in distribution centres for legitimate reasons
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Comment & OpinionWholesale empowerment of women
Women are reluctant to put themselves forward. In my experience, they often wait to be asked for promotions and pay rises
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NewsJulie Dunn becomes first female SWA president
Dunn succeeds Booker’s Eddie Lynagh as president…
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NewsEast of England Co-op marks women business leaders with photo
The portrait celebrated women who were helping to lead the future of food and drink production..
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NewsLineup of leading women to speak at wholesale conference
Positive female role models will be highlighted at the Women in Wholesale event at the British Library on 19 October
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NewsWomen in Wholesale report calls for gender diversity action
Research conducted by Him! found a lack of flexible working was the main challenge for women
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Comment & OpinionTime for a new approach to recruiting young grocery talent
An Vermeulen of CCEP explains why her company increasingly uses apprenticeships to recruit new starters