Bridging the gender gap
30 August 2012
Public sector recruiters are waiting to see what impact the Equal Opportunities Commission's Gender Equality Duty (GED) will have.
The GED, which comes into force on 6 April, will place the onu
The GED, which comes into force on 6 April, will place the onu
Public sector recruiters are waiting to see what impact the Equal Opportunities Commission's Gender Equality Duty (GED) will have.
The GED, which comes into force on 6 April, will place the onus on public authorities to promote sex equality and end sex discrimination. The authorities must have plans to achieve this in place by 30 April in England, or 29 June in Scotland.
These plans will include setting objectives to create gender equality, with the resources and action plans to back these up. They also must check whether their existing ways of working discriminate against workers and address any discrimination.
Public authorities will publish their plans and report on their progress in achieving gender equality and the elimination of discrimination.
At the time of going to press sector specialists Badenoch & Clark and Morgan Hunt told Recruiter that they were unsure of what the impact of the legislation would be.
The GED, which comes into force on 6 April, will place the onus on public authorities to promote sex equality and end sex discrimination. The authorities must have plans to achieve this in place by 30 April in England, or 29 June in Scotland.
These plans will include setting objectives to create gender equality, with the resources and action plans to back these up. They also must check whether their existing ways of working discriminate against workers and address any discrimination.
Public authorities will publish their plans and report on their progress in achieving gender equality and the elimination of discrimination.
At the time of going to press sector specialists Badenoch & Clark and Morgan Hunt told Recruiter that they were unsure of what the impact of the legislation would be.
