"Having a diverse workforce could help boost sales and attract recruits according to new research conducted for Jobcentre Plus (1). According to the research one in two (56%) customers would be more likely to use a business they knew to have a diverse workforce, and the vast majority of the 2,000 respondents (79%) think it is important for businesses to have such a policy in place."How long before we hear about plans to enforce positive discrimination (or perhaps it could be called "diversity quotaing") practices on employers wishing to use the JobCentre as a recruiter with "it's good for business" as the argument?
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
I smell legislation
Is the Department of Work and Pension gearing up to bring in positive discrimination legislation and/or regulations for all jobs advertised at JobCentres? Call me a cynic if you must, but the recent press release by the DWP on GNN does make me wonder. Apparently,
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2 comments:
I'd prefer the term legal racism.
I think its a load of rubbish. When I go shopping I don't pick a shop because of the diverse workforce. I pick it because I like what they are selling for the price they are selling it at.
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