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Sometime ago, I was fortunate enough to carry out a project on identifying people of Asian origin who are seen as role models for young people and adults from the Asian community as well as the wider community. One of the most prominent in this list of 20 was Mahmood Hashmi.
Currently, I happen to be working as a Volunteer with Birmingham Library Archives in order to catalogue a large collection of books, journals and other material which will, when completed, become known as the Mahmood Hashmi Collection. What a privilege it has been to have known this giant of a man and to be associated with his Collection!
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Submitted by karamat on Sun, 2007-12-30 19:40.
A very interesting and thought provoking article about minorities who have a seemingly difficult-to-pronounce name and the pressures on them to change it to something easier. It’s based on the experience of Oluwafolakemi who changed her name to Monica in order to get on as a journalist.
Some fairly obvious implications for addressing diversity.
Changing one’s name is apparently more common than it used to be. Now there is even a website to help in the process.
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Submitted by karamat on Thu, 2007-12-20 22:15.
The case of Simone Clarke, principal dancer of the English National Ballet, raises some important implications for employers; how should they respond in such situations where the views or activities of their employees are contrary to their policies
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Submitted by karamat on Wed, 2007-12-19 08:53.
It has been reported in Personnel Today that disabled employees are being overlooked by employers who are addressing ‘overall’ diversity practices. I wonder whether it’s true of other equality strands also such as ethnic minorities and women.
In the same issue of the journal race law enforcers are branded ‘piss poor’ by Lord Ousley who was previously Chair of the CRE, while the most recent Chair of the same organisation and the current Chair of the new Equality and Human Rights Commission is reported as saying the government should introduce the use of ‘representative actions’to address inequalities.
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Submitted by karamat on Mon, 2007-12-17 18:32.
It would seem that positive discrimination is being practiced in the NHS according to reports in the press.
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Submitted by karamat on Wed, 2007-11-28 20:56.
I was surprised to read that this old brand of racism is still alive and going unchecked as the article reminds us
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Submitted by karamat on Sat, 2007-11-24 19:38.
It has been reported that the government is considering extending this benefit for all parents. It is early days as to how the employers will respond.
In the meantime, Minette Marrin has presented a new perspective. This draws our attention to the cost of such ways of working especially in relation to its impact on customers.
While The Telegraph has drawn our attention to the potential cost on women if employers stop employing them in order to avoid the cost of such rights.
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Submitted by karamat on Thu, 2007-11-22 21:31.
The NHS is being accused of practising positive discrimination.
Another perspective being offered on the same matter points out that in the past “opportunities and benefits had gone to an ‘old boys' network’ of sometimes ‘mediocre’ white males”.
They are probably not the first or the last place where promotion of greater equality for women, ethnic minorities or other disadvantaged groups means a challenge for previous beneficiaries.
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Submitted by karamat on Sun, 2007-11-18 14:17.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Retirement at 65 is legal. It was dealing with a Spanish case which raised issues and where the context was similar to that we have in the UK.
Our government has scheduled a review of the mandatory retirement in 2011.
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Submitted by karamat on Tue, 2007-11-13 17:07.
A useful reminder that employers need to act in cases where such behaviour is at the hands of people other than their employees such as customers and everyone else they have dealings with in the course of their employment
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Submitted by karamat on Mon, 2007-11-12 20:00.
