3 March 2020 at 10:31 AM How well do you support your student faith and belief groups and societies? Did you know that these groups and societies help combat student isolation and poor mental health? Would new guidance help?
6 December 2019 at 09:22 AM Hate crime has doubled in the last six years, with race hate crime taking three quarters of these crime figures. So perhaps it’s not surprising that an enquiry carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found alarming levels of racial harassment across higher education providers. However, many organisations are both unaware of the issue and overconfident in their ability to handle it. What’s the situation in your organisation?
Discrimination, Harassment, Hate crime, Race 6 December 2019 at 09:14 AM As the year draws to a close, I have looked at all the training workshops I have delivered across the length and breadth of the country. Here are my ‘top five’ (in no particular order…):
6 December 2019 at 09:09 AM The #MeToo movement has exposed the scale of the sexual harassment problem in all types of workplace and has highlighted the fact that many of those who have experienced it felt unable to speak up. Can staff speak up in your organisation? The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have found that NDAs (nondisclosure agreements) have become common place and have been used to cover up instances of harassment or discrimination. Would new guidance help provide clarity on the law?
6 December 2019 at 09:07 AM Many organisations are collecting data on staff and student sexual orientation and faith. This helps ensure that they recruit a diverse work and student body, and that all have a great experience at working and learning in the organisation. But organisations need to know that this data, under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is classified as ‘special category’ data. ICO have published new guidance on processing this type of data.
Religion, Sexual orientation, data 
