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Equality and Diversity

7 Tips for Workplace Equality & Diversity | Skillcast

5 minute read

Workplace discrimination remains a major concern for UK businesses. To help, we have produced 7 tips to help you promote equality and diversity in work.

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Equality and Diversity

Workplace Gender Equality | Pay Gap Reporting | Skillcast

4 minute read

Discover strategies for workplace gender equality and gender pay gap compliance, with expert insights, free tools, and practical resources from Skillcast.

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Equality and Diversity

Neurodiversity in the Workplace | Skillcast

7 minute read

Neurodiversity is often missing from a firm’s diversity and inclusion policies. We examine neurodiversity and why it's important to consider it at work. 

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Equality and Diversity

What is Positive Discrimination & Why is it Unlawful? |...

4 minute read

In the UK, positive discrimination is illegal. We examine why this positive is actually a negative and how to avoid it.

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Equality and Diversity

Sexual Harassment Prevention & Reporting | Workplace Guide...

3 minute read

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act places a positive legal duty on companies to take "reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment.

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Equality and Diversity

Identifying Sexual Harassment | Workplace Guide | Skillcast

5 minute read

Learn how to identify and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Understand the signs, impacts, and steps to foster a respectful environment.

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Equality and Diversity

Achieving E-learning Accessibility

10 minute read

Achieving e-learning accessibility requires technology and standards to create content that is fully accessible to all, whether they have a disability or not.

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Health and Safety Equality and Diversity

Top 10 Compliance Challenges in 2025 | Skillcast

35 minute read

It's that time again when we stare into a crystal ball and contemplate the year ahead. In 2025, we predict firms will encounter a myriad of challenges.

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Equality and Diversity

Accessibility in E-learning with POUR Principles | Skillcast

6 minute read

E-learning accessibility (WCAG 2.0) requires courses be perceivable, operable, understandable & robust (POUR). Use our guidelines to check your content.

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Equality and Diversity

Handling Protected Characteristics at Work | Skillcast

7 minute read

Learn everything you need to know about the nine protected characteristics in the workplace. We unpack these traits and how to improve workplace diversity.

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Equality and Diversity

How to Stop Workplace Harassment | Skillcast

5 minute read

Workplace harassment takes many forms. We have practical tips for both employers and employees to help end harassment at work.

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Equality and Diversity

The Employment Rights Bill: Everything You Need to Know |...

4 minute read

The Labour Government's Employment Rights Bill aims to deliver the "biggest upgrade in employment rights for a generation". We unpack all the details.

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Equality and Diversity

Inclusivity Ranked by Industry in the UK | Skillcast

5 minute read

Inclusivity is not just a legal requirement; it is good business. But how can we calculate inclusiveness and which industries rank best and worst?

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Equality and Diversity

Simple W3C Accessibility Checks | Skillcast

6 minute read

Making digital content accessible can be a daunting task. So we have a quick checklist to help you get started with accessibility checks.

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Equality and Diversity

10 Tips to Reduce Unconscious Bias at Work | Skillcast

3 minute read

Unconscious bias may lead to certain groups being treated less favourably or discriminated against. We have 10 tips on how to reduce bias in the workplace.

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Equality and Diversity

9 Ways to Avoid an Unfair Dismissal Claim | Skillcast

5 minute read

With the UK's high risk of recession, redundancies loom. Each redundancy brings the chance of an unfair dismissal claim. Learn how to avoid these.

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Equality and Diversity Business Skills

10 Steps to Conducting a Successful Interview | Skillcast

3 minute read

Interviews are an important part of recruitment, supplier selection and gauging opinions. Here are ten steps to conducting a successful interview.

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Equality and Diversity

14 Tips for Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace |...

5 minute read

Ensuring you have a gender identity-inclusive workplace is more important than ever. We've got some tips to help you get started.

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Equality and Diversity

EDI Data Management in the Workplace | Skillcast

5 minute read

Measuring and collecting EDI data while ensuring this highly-sensitive information is secure can be a delicate balancing act. Find out how to get it right.

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Equality and Diversity

How Better DEI Reduces Risk | Skillcast

5 minute read

Companies who only pay DEI lip service miss out on the wider rewards a diverse and inclusive workforce brings such as improved risk management.

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Equality and Diversity

Web Accessibility Questions Answered | Skillcast

7 minute read

Many don't know where to start with web accessibility, and others need a helping hand with resources. Here we answer the most frequently asked questions.

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Health and Safety Equality and Diversity

How to Tackle Workplace Violence | Skillcast

4 minute read

Workplace violence can be an everyday reality in some professions. We have some tips to spot the red flags, reduce risk and deal with it when it flares up.

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Equality and Diversity Learning Strategy

Barclays Accessibility & E-learning | Skillcast

5 minute read

Emanuela Gorla, Barclays' Accessibility Business Partner explains her passion for digital accessibility & aim to create e-learning resources that deliver.

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Equality and Diversity Product News & Events

Breakfast Briefing: Compliance Essentials | Skillcast

5 minute read

Skillcast Essentials compliance e-learning library 2019 breakfast update in London. Our key clients spoke about their best new compliance initiatives.

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