Case Studies |
Brief description |
‘Living Diversity’ age programme,
Deutch Telekom |
A workforce development programme that addresses issues of age and ageing in the workforce |
Age and continuous learning,
Danfoss |
Faced by an ageing workforce continuous learning opportunities are provided irrespective of age of employees |
Matching disabled people,
ADECCO |
Action directed at matching and placing disabled people in jobs makes business sense |
Dismantling prejudice,
Bertelsmann Media |
“Making a commitment to people with disabilities - dismantling prejudice” |
Gender and skills shortages,
Durkan Ltd. |
Subsidised training targeted on women in construction |
Management Training,
Improve Ltd |
Employers share best practice to manage cultural diversity |
Women into Management,
LANTRA |
A Women’s Management training programme is used to develop women's management skills |
Women’s training in road haulage,
Skills for Logistics |
Training targeting women already working in the industry to become road haulage drivers |
Mainstreaming diversity,
Royal Dutch Shell |
A global company which is committed to mainstreaming equality and diversity |
Management strategy for Diversity,
Four Seasons Hotels |
Nurturing diverse staff backgrounds through a structured and meaningful integration strategy |
Migrant workers,
Dublin Bus Company |
Review of ethnic background of workforce leads to action planning and review of policies and procedures |
Open Doors,
Skillset |
Supporting ethnic minorities and migrant workers into jobs in the media industries |
Diversity teams,
Ford |
Diversity Equality Assessment Review [DEAR] and diversity teams |
Valuing diversity,
Airproducts Ltd |
Induction training in Valuing Diversity - introduction to ethos of company |
Age as asset,
NHS |
Tackling an ageing workforce - retention of ‘veteran employees’ |
Company bonuses,
ParcelForce Logistics |
Leadership in tackling sectarianism and other equality and diversity issues |
Work-life balance,
FPM chartered accountancy |
Work life balance helps to attract to best staff and to retain them. |
Achieving a balanced workforce,
B&Q |
Recruitment practices are designed to attract both younger and older workers in order to achieve a balanced workforce. |
The Equality Mark Standard,
Local Government (England) |
A voluntary best value performance indicator used by local government. |
Promoting an innovative company’s brand image,
IBM
|
Selling the company brand to customers in a global market where diversity is seen as an essential component of innovative and creative companies |
Positive Action Traineeships,
PATH and Scottish Museums Council
|
Mainstreaming diversity through recruitment of under-represented groups |
Skilling up migrant workers,
Rentokil Initial |
Training geared to needs of migrant workers |
A space for disabled young people,
YP-IN |
Inclusion means looking at the words we use especially references to disability.
|
