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United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The top professional services firms for gender equality in the UK The Times has named its list of the UK’s most inclusive employers. Among the top 50 firms were 18 from the professional services sector.
05 July 2023
United States

North America | United States

Mercer appoints global and North America diversity heads Mercer, an HR consulting and asset management firm, has appointed Christopher “Chris” Williams as global inclusion and diversity (I&D) leader and Kaia West as I&D leader for US and Canada.
31 March 2022
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Australian employers of choice for gender equality: Consulting Firms The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has unveiled Australia’s top companies for gender equality, with over 20 consulting firms featured on the list.
21 March 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Firms struggle to act on ethnicity and gender pay gaps As they struggle to make major progress on gender and ethnicity pay gaps, employers are worried about the situation on talent attraction and retention.
02 February 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK's top consulting firms for women and gender diversity What are consulting’s leading employers for women and gender diversity? Consultancy.
04 May 2021
United States

North America | United States

The top US consulting firms for LGBTQ employees and allies The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has unveiled its ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021’ list, featuring the top employers in the US for LGBTQ people and allies.
01 February 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Despite much talk, diversity & inclusion efforts are falling short Well over 80% of large Australian businesses now report a focus on improving diversity & inclusion (D&I) in their workplace, although significant action-oriented steps still need to be taken.
12 October 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Mercer Australia named top employer for gender equality The Australian arm of Mercer has been lauded as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE), joining a select number of 100 or so businesses already certified to carry the title.
09 April 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consulting firms in Australia leading the gender equality drive A new large scale analysis of gender equality policies and more importantly performance sheds light on how consulting firms are closing their gaps, and which firms are leading the gender parity drive
17 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Firms pay lip service to gender equality but have no plan to improve As the world prepares to mark the contributions of women to public life and call for global gender equality on International Women’s Day 2020, a new study suggests businesses are failing to walk the
06 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mental health of LGBT+ staff neglected by workplaces Mental health in the workplace is perpetually in the spotlight, but the mental health of minorities in the workplace has rarely factored in that conversation.
05 April 2019
Africa

Africa | Regional

Mercer declares its commitment to promoting a gender balanced workspace In the context of International Women’s Day (IWD) earlier this month, global health and wealth management consultancy Mercer has declared its commitment to actively introducing greater gender balance
21 March 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer offers Trans healthcare benefits in employee medical schemes Global consulting firm Mercer has announced that it will offers Trans employees benefits for treatment of gender dysphoria, as part of its private medical scheme.
19 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Women in business to be disproportionately hit by digital disruption Despite multiple calls from political, economic and societal experts to promote the inclusion of women in business, the future of many women in the workforce is uncertain, according to a new study.
26 February 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer joins EDGE initiative to improve diversity of workforce Consulting firm Mercer has joined a programme to improve the diversity of its workforce.
22 January 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK companies on board with gender pay gap reporting legislation New gender pay reporting legislation has come into force in the UK, requiring companies with more than 250 employees to yearly release statutory calculations showing how large the pay gap is between
04 December 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Four professional services firms latest to sign Women in Finance Charter Brickendon Consulting, Charterhouse Research, Smith and Williamson and KPMG were among 25 new signatories of the Women in Finance Charter.
17 July 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Thirteen female role models in UK professional services industry WeAreTheCity is a business coalition powered by the Times and Sunday Times, with an aim of promoting diversity in corporate culture.
14 July 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Organisations are expanding benefits offered by parental leave policies The changing demands of employees is, alongside the growing battle for talent and the continued drive for good employership, spurring corporates globally to improve their HR strategies around child c
27 September 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer: Female representation at managerial level lags Women still face considerable barriers at almost all levels of business. Globally, 38% of professionals are female, with stepwise decreases across higher ranks, research by Mercer shows.
04 January 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

16 advisors in Most Powerful Women in the City list City A.M's most recent ‘Women in the City powerlist’, which presents an overview of the most important women in London’s financial hub on social media, contains 20 female advisors, of which 16 work at
17 August 2015
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

18 consulting firms recognised as top LGBT employer Eighteen consulting firms are, according to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, leaders in the area of workplace equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employees. The Corporate
13 January 2015
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer: Diversity efforts not improving women growth According to a recent research by HR consultancy Mercer into the global workforce, well-intended diversity efforts are not improving women’s progress. The research shows that despite women making up 41% of the global workforce, their represen
02 December 2014
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

12 consultants in Top 100 most influential LGBT executives OUTstanding in Business, a UK-based non-profit networking group that campaigns for LGBT rights in the workplace, has released its ‘Top 100 most influential LGBT executives’ ranking in the Financial T
13 October 2014

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