Diversity and Equality

Diversity and Equality 3rd December 2008

Cavendish Conference centre, London W1G 9DT

The Equality Bill is expected to throw up fresh challenges for employers. Public sector employers and private firms going for state contracts will be forced to publish diversity figures and employment tribunals will have greater powers to act in discrimination cases. Alongside this is the continuing challenge of equal pay. Recent figures show that equal pay has overtaken unfair dismissal for the first time as the most popular grounds for tribunal claims passed to ACAS for consultation. Yet against this backdrop of legislation employers are still striving to establish fair and inclusive organisations. This conference will look at the legal challenges ahead and share the latest examples of best practice. 

Highlights include:

• Insight from the Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Legal Update - Prepare for the impact of the Equality Bill
• Case study: How Ernst & Young builds accountability for diversity
• Legal Update: Why equal pay is becoming a major issue for employers and what you can do about it
• Case study: How Pearson Education broadened its leadership recruitment and development
• Case study: How London 2012 will build a legacy of equality
• How to create and sustain inclusivity in organisations

Who should attend:

• HR Directors and HR Managers
• Heads of Diversity and Inclusion
• General Managers and Line Manager

Conference speakers:

• Chair: Sandra Kerr, director of Race for Opportunity
• Alan Christie, policy director, Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Loraine Martins, head of equality and inclusion, the Olympic Delivery Authority,London
• Fleur Bothwick, director of diversity and inclusiveness, Ernst & Young
• Honor Cohen, diversity manager, Edexcel and Pearson Education,
• Chris Sherwood, business development manager, Scope
• Richard Martin, partner,Speechly Bircham LLP
• Jane Amphlett, partner, Addleshaw Goddard
• Anni Townsend, business psychologist

Hays Human Resources are able to offer a number of discounted places per event subject to availability. Click here to view the full IRS conferences programme list. To reserve your place today email katarzyna.gacek@hays.com

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