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Diversity and Inclusion
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Gender pay gap reporting. Are you ready?
January 11, 2018
Gender pay gap reporting is the Government’s headline initiative to tackle the gender pay gap in the UK. The Government hopes that increased transparency will be a stimulus to businesses to close the remaining gap over time. While there is no legal requirement to publish an individual narrative report, when considering the context behind the legislation, producing a separate report helps manage a company’s corporate reputation. The gender pay gap is part of a bigger...
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TechMunch: London Technology Week, IT Pro’s birthday and celebrating diversity
June 28, 2016
It’s fair to say that last week was a pretty monumental and historic time for our country *cough*EUReferendum*cough*. I could use this post to share my views on Brexit but I’m going to leave that to our Public Affairs team – plus, if like me you’ve devoured article after article and are feeling even more confused and worried, then you may want to read about something else... So instead, I’m going to reflect on some...
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A look at diversity in the PR industry
March 31, 2016
Our Graduate Trainee Max discusses a big topic for the UK PR industry – the lack of diversity. Growing up, I was privileged to have parents who instilled a strong sense of confidence and work ethic in me. Both Nigerian immigrants, they often reminded me that they “didn’t travel all this way, leaving friends and family behind, for our children not to be successful”. Because of this – and despite growing up on a “notorious”...
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Shining a Spotlight on Mental Health
September 25, 2015
When Jeremy Corbyn got to grill David Cameron during Prime Minister’s Questions for the first time last Wednesday, he devoted two of his questions – a third of his weekly prime-time platform – to talking about mental health. And as if to back up this statement of intent, Corbyn has also created a new shadow cabinet position of Shadow Minister for Mental Health. This is hugely significant. For too long, mental health issues have been...
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Graduate Insight: Why rotation is the best way forward.
July 21, 2015
Last month, FleishmanHillard moved from its Covent Garden home of more than ten years to Bankside 2, a modern, open-plan space on the South Bank. In leaving the old office, we bid farewell to a seating plan which had us neatly separated by each practice area, into a new desk layout. A layout that was team agnostic when it came to placement. This new way of seating allowed us to interact more with a fresh set...