Diversity and inclusion

New and updated

• Date:

  2 April 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  A turning point for workplace harassment - key roundtable takeaways

  To help HR leaders develop their strategies to tackle the practical and cultural challenges of recent and upcoming additions to anti-harassment legislation, Brightmine and HR Grapevine convened a roundtable discussion. During the event, industry professionals shared the key issues they currently encounter in dealing with workplace harassment.

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Coming soon

  Updated to include detail on our upcoming webinar on ethnicity data disclosure.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Employee survey on workplace harassment

  A model form to conduct a survey to understand the extent of sexual harassment and harassment within your organisation and identify areas for improvement.

• Date:

  28 January 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Inclusivity for all - how to support both parents and non-parents in your EDI approach

  Motherhood is at the heart of a lot of policies in the contemporary workplace, where the narrative often focuses around an ideal that everyone is or wants to be a mother. This can be incredibly excluding for non-mothers. It's great to provide policies and benefits that support parents, says Caroline Green, but how can you supplement your support for everyone else?

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Supporting employees' performance and wellbeing

  Enhanced with additional information on how employers can support employees who are experiencing menopausal symptoms, including adopting the BS 30416 - Menstruation, Menstrual Health and Menopause in the Workplace guidance and toolkit.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Why is gender equality important?

  Updated with data on the disparity between men and women at work, including employment rates for women and insights from the FTSE Women Leaders Review, The Cranfield University Female FTSE Board Report and The World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Transgender and non-binary equality policy

  Updated to reflect new and evolving terminology, including affirmed gender and gender euphoria.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Supporting non-binary and transgender employees: Creating an inclusive workplace

  Updated throughout, including with new data on the barriers experienced by transgender and non-binary employees at work.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Supporting non-binary and transgender employees: Terminology

  Updated to reflect new and evolving terminology, including "affirmed gender" and "gender euphoria". 

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting in Northern Ireland

  The Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) is consulting on introducing mandatory gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for employers in Northern Ireland with 250 or more employees.