Women missing out on careers October 10, 2010 Middle-aged women are sacrificing their careers because they are acting as unpaid carers, according to a new study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Often women go straight from caring for children to looking after an elderly parent, effectively crushing any hopes for a successful career. It also has a negative impact on women’s [...]
Top 100 list shows women at senior level September 26, 2010 MORE than a fifth of Europe’s 100 most influential women sit at the top of some of the largest companies within the financial services sector, according to new findings. According to the fourth annual list of the 100 most influential women compiled by Financial News, more than 20 per cent of the listed women in [...]
The appeals of age shouldn’t be ignored September 21, 2010 Last month the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce appealed against an employment tribunal’s ruling that it had discriminated against its 42-year-old European head of derivatives marketing, Achim Beck, by allowing a 35 year-old manager to oust him after putting out a search brief explicitly seeking to replace him with someone younger. The bank lost. There [...]
Q&A September 2, 2010 Q.I am a small business owner and am wondering what exactly is the 2010 Equality Act? A.The new Equality Act is coming into force on 1st October. It compiles the last 30 years of gender, disability, sexuality, religious and ethnic discrimination legislation into a single act – with some added extras. The Department for Equalities [...]
Q&A September 2, 2010 Q.I am a small business owner and am wondering what exactly is the 2010 Equality Act? A.The new Equality Act is coming into force on 1st October. It compiles the last 30 years of gender, disability, sexuality, religious and ethnic discrimination legislation into a single act – with some added extras. The Department for Equalities [...]
The defender of feminism who is taking on the City April 11, 2010 EVEN before parliament was dissolved last week, there was a strange end-of-an-era feeling hanging over the House of Commons. More than 150 MPs are standing down, many of them discredited by the expenses scandal, while a tired Labour government is limping towards the end of its third term with little in the way of new [...]
Golden oldies can offer the City a wealth of experience January 25, 2010 YESTERDAY, the actress Jane Fonda announced that she is to film a new workout video at the age of 72, 30 years and one hip replacement after the video that made her a global star. In the world of business too, oldies are still going strong. Warren Buffett – who will be 80 in August [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 19, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES ADONIS TRIES TO LOCK IN TRAIN OPERATORS Train operators who walk away from franchise agreements will face bigger penalties, as part of a package of measures aimed at restoring the system’s credibility following the renationalisation of the east coast main line. Lord Adonis, transport secretary, said in an interview with the Financial Times [...]
NEWS | IN BRIEF January 19, 2010 CBI refuses to back gender pay The CBI yesterday clarified its decision not to back the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) proposals regarding gender pay reporting. Katja Hall, CBI director of employment policy, said the publication of average salary figures for men and women could be “misleading”. She warned that people could think that [...]
Glass ceiling hasn’t been smashed yet October 29, 2009 BRITAIN has slipped to 15th in the international league table for gender equality, it emerged yesterday, as a number of high-profile City women told City A.M. that they believed that glass ceiling still exists. Britain has slid to 15th place, down from 9th in 2006 for gender equality, according to the World Economic Fund. Top [...]