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Happy Tuesday APNI Community! APNI has been featured on RTE, highlighting the importance of increased workplace diversity in Ireland. But there’s still progress to be made in ensuring companies truly reflect society. 📣 In addition, there’s a fascinating article you should check out! According to our survey, half of our community would like job applications to be anonymized. This insightful piece explores the perspectives and desires of African candidates in the job market. To dive deeper into the topic, click the link below to read the full article: 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/e9kunbFr Let’s continue advocating for #InclusiveRecruitment practices and emphasizing the need for #Retention in the workplace. Together, we can create an environment where everyone feels a sense of #Belonging and has equal opportunities to thrive. 🤝🏽 Don’t miss out on this thought-provoking read. Let’s stay informed and work towards positive change! #BHM2023 #APNI #DiversityData #APNICareerDay2023

The Diversity Council Australia (DCA) and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Jumbunna Centre for Indigenous Education and Research/UTS Business School have announced a 2025 release for its second Gari Yala report, which will look into the lived experience of First Nations Australians at work and the improvements needed to create workplaces free of racism, discrimination and bias. #SmallBusinessLeaders #InsideSmallBusiness #business #smallbusinessowners #research #release #report

Canada is on the brink of a historic change in its approach to workplace equity. The federal government is moving to include Black and 2SLGBTQIA+ people under the Employment Equity Act. This progressive step, backed by a task force's recommendations, aims to dismantle systemic barriers these communities face in the workplace. This change reflects a deepened understanding of equity and acknowledges the unique challenges faced by Black and 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians. As a professional committed to inclusivity, I'm inspired by this move towards a more representative and fair work environment. https://lnkd.in/eKmGX-Fi #DiversityAndInclusion #WorkplaceEquity #Canada #Leadership

🌍 Concluding the NGO week 2024! It gives me great pleasure to drive positive change through effective HR strategies in the NGO sector! From nurturing talent to promoting diversity and inclusion, it is fulfilling to support organizations that make a difference in our global community. #humanresources #talentacquisition #NGO #global #socialchange #socialimpact

Let’s talk about organisational ‘diversity and inclusion’ policies and tokenism. Over the past couple of weeks, Australia witnessed Fatima Payman being aggressively targeted by the Labor Party’s caucus and various media outlets. Fatima Payman was clearly recruited initially by the Australian Labor Party to ensure that they adhered to a quota of people from diverse backgrounds. Throughout her time as a Labor Party member, Fatima had visibly struggled from day to day trying to adhere to the Labor Party caucus’ directions, yet she was not able to maintain the status quo because clearly their values did not align with hers. Once Senator Payman had finally opened up and voiced her real opinion voting from her conscience, she was only then liberated. However, unfortunately, instead, it uncovered the truth about diversity and inclusion policies. It revealed that such policies are only there, practically, to tick the box in terms of compliance around diversity and not necessarily to endorse the inclusion they speak of. This shines a light on whether businesses really do allow for diversity of opinion. It is time to ask yourself, does your business really include people or do you only simply want to tick that box ? Ask your staff.

IRISH CENTRE FOR DIVERSITY BENCHMARKING Coverage ICYMI - Business World While the 'lived experience' is a valid perspective, “Without the data it’s just an opinion” is a frequent comment on efforts to enhance #DiversityandInclusion (D&I) in the workplace. The robust statistical data we have gathered from the hundreds of organisations that have engaged with our Investors in Diversity framework - Ireland's premier D&I accreditation - has uniquely equipped us to help make D&I progress in the workplace more measurable and trackable. With even greater knowledge and understanding, we can provide D&I benchmarking data on National and sector levels, so organisations can understand how they perform on #Fairness #Respect #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion and #Engagement (#FREDIE) alongside their peers. Thank you to Robert McHugh for featuring the news of our Benchmarking data in Business World. Read it here - https://lnkd.in/eeQPRh2i Contact us for more information - email: [email protected] #DiversityData #Benchmarking #DiversityatWork #DiversityPerformance

As a Business in the Community Ireland #ElevatePledge signatory we are part of a movement of businesses committed to building inclusive workplaces that support everyone to thrive equally. Together, we collaborate, share learnings and actions that help us drive meaningful change on diversity and inclusion. Today the #ElevatePledge report has been published measuring the diversity profile of our workplaces as a collective and sharing some of the initiatives that can lead to real change. This is an important next step in our journey to create real, measurable and meaningful impact. To read the report please visit https://bit.ly/3bFGsN6

Excellent panel & reception today organised By the Embassy of Ireland and Business Club on inclusion and diversity in talent attraction. What an informed and diverse discussion amongst business leaders and the public sector. A key take away and reiteration from today is that diversity is an investment that, when nurtured in the right environment, can have tangible positive outcomes on the bottom line of any organization. Although many organizations are becoming aware of DEI issues, there is still a knowledge gap in how to tap into diversity as a driver of growth and innovation* - #challengeaccepted 🙂

🔎 Eight red flags that your diversity and inclusion policy may not be hitting the mark. Check out this profound article by Jenny Garrett OBE on Maddyness UK. It's time to ensure true equality for all, globally! 🌍 #InclusionMatters #GlobalMajority #EqualityForAll #DiversityChampion #InclusiveLeadership 👉 https://lnkd.in/eipJPysT