Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic year, will begin this evening. Do you understand what this might involve for Muslim colleagues observing Ramadan, including the challenges they could face in the workplace? Many Muslims will be balancing their religious commitments with their work during the month, especially if they are fasting from sunrise to sunset. They may also wish
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As this year’s Black History Month draws to a close here in the UK, we’ve been reflecting on how we want to meaningfully and mindfully celebrate going forward…
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National Inclusion Week 2022 begins today, with the theme this year of ‘Time To Act, The Power Of Now’. To mark the week, the Inclusive Recruiting team have chosen the Inclusion Champions they would like to shine a spotlight on this year, people who are using #ThePowerOfNow to make a real difference in the inclusion space. So, in no particular
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by Karen Boyd – a certified Career and Mental Fitness Coach. April is Stress Awareness Month. We all know what it’s like to feel stressed and experience stress from time to time. It can help motivate us and improve our performance, but if it’s happening too frequently it can cause problems. Stress overload is a big issue in Britain. In
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It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week. Everyone could do with more kindness in their lives, especially so after the last two tough years. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others, as well as receiving or even witnessing kindness. For this year’s Random Acts of Kindness Week, we’re putting our focus again on Random Acts
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by Neurodiversity Specialists There is a secret to applying for and getting jobs. Being your best at interview is a combination of having a great application to get you in the room, plus wowing the interviewers on the day. People with dyslexia may face unique challenges when applying for a new job when it comes to preparing the application and
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by Nazish Bhaiwala– Career Coach at Red Arbre and specialist in overcoming imposter feelings at work. When it comes to Imposter Syndrome, there are added layers of complexity for minority groups that we can all benefit from being aware of. The feeling of belonging Imposter Syndrome (more accurately known as ‘imposter phenomenon’) at work describes the experience of feeling like
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Every year, November 13th marks the start ofTransgender Awareness Week. No one should face discrimination because of who they are. Here are some key ways to be more trans inclusive in both the recruitment process and the workplace, and the simple steps your organisation can take to overcome the barriers too often experienced by transgender people at work. 1: Pronouns
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How disability inclusive is your interview process? There are many ways disabled people can be excluded from the recruitment process. You’re looking for the best candidate for the job so why risk excluding potential talent from showing you their skills? It’s important that disabled candidates have the same opportunities to shine in the recruitment process as everyone else. Most won’t need
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Intersectionality – the term, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, brings a lens that is really important for us to understand…. Intersectionality is the multiple layers of individuals that we are. It’s not just considering race, sexual orientation, disability, class, socio-economic background, education and so on. These strands individually can cause marginalisation, bias and/or discrimination against an individual…. but intersectionality finally identifies
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