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Enhance and promote leave policies and flexible working so employees know their entitlements and how to use them.
Automatically considering all eligible employees for promotion gives them the choice to opt-out rather than opt-in.
Structured interviews support fair, objective hiring. Standardised questions and scoring helps reduce bias and promotes equal opportunity.
Providing development programmes, such as mentoring, gives employees a formal channel for advice and support.
This guidance provides information and links to services and guidance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
Advertise parental, carer, and compassionate leave policies widely to ensure all prospective employees know the entitlements they would be eligible for.
Using structured, skill-based screening can minimise bias and boost diversity in hiring.
Guidance for employers who want to use positive action to widen opportunities in a way that is consistent with equalities legislation.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Actively seeking applications from under-represented groups can ensure a broader range of applicants for all roles.
Flexible working policies can aid work-life balance, especially for people with caring roles. Advertising flexibility can attract a wider, more diverse group of applicants.
Our first combined Annual Report and our Resource Accounts cover the year ended 31 March 2009.
The Minister for Women and Equalities is seeking examples of policy or guidance in which public bodies – or organisations that advise public and private organisations – wrongly suggest that people have a legal right to acces…
A privacy notice which sets out your rights and how we will use your personal data.
Information on progress delivering the Inclusive Britain action plan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Everyone should be able to make the most of the rich culture and sport around the country
Business Plans are a key part of the Government’s reform programme.
An article on the Sports Charter that National Governing Bodies can use in publications and magazines. Date: Wed Mar 21 09:36:47 GMT 2012 …
A response to the call for input on single-sex spaces guidance launched by the previous government.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Latest updated action plan to support the improvement of public websites, IT equipment and online content to suit the needs of disabled people…
Annual report on the government’s Think, Act, Report scheme, a voluntary initiative to drive greater transparency on gender employment issues.
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