Diversity and inclusion

New and updated

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Coming soon

  Updated to promote our 2026 grievances survey.

• Date:

  18 June 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Practical action over performativity: Reforming your Pride efforts

  This Pride Month, the UK's LGBTQ+ rights ranking has fallen to its lowest point in Western Europe. Gender and sexuality consultant Georgie Williams offers an impassioned and expert view on what employers and individuals can do to move beyond "pinkwashing" and embed meaningful LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace.

• Date:

  22 May 2026

  Type:

  News

  EHRC updated code of practice laid before Parliament

  The Government has laid the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations before Parliament. Having received ministerial approval, Parliament now has 40 days to scrutinise the code. If it does not reject it, the Government will set a date for it to come into force.

• Type:

  Training

  Supporting employees through the menopause - line manager training

  In 2027, employers with 250 or more employees will be expected to publish a gender equality action plan. An example of an action set out in Government guidance is to provide training such as this to line managers on supporting employees through menopause.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Menopause policy

  Use our updated template wording to review and amend your organisation’s menopause policy to ensure that it reflects the government’s recommendations on how employers can support employees experiencing menopause.

• Type:

  How to

  How to prepare a gender equality action plan

  Updated following the publication of Government guidance on gender equality action plan reporting. Organisations can use the new information to voluntarily report and publish their action plans alongside gender pay gap reporting.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

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

  Updated to reference the European Commission's definition of gender equality in its Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030. 

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Barriers to gender equality, diversity and inclusion

  Updated to reference changes that have been, or are due to be, implemented by the Employment Rights Act 2025 regarding flexible working and harassment in the workplace.

• Date:

  13 March 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Bringing advocacy to the workplace - showing up for immigrant colleagues

  In a simpler world, it would be possible to separate our "work lives" from our "home lives" - our personal characteristics would not adversely influence our workplace experiences. However, argues global inequalities specialist Georgie Williams, if anything has been learned through diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace over the last decade, it is that the world of work is inextricably linked with our personal lives and the wider societal context we find ourselves in.

• Date:

  29 January 2026

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Wellbeing that works - what the research tells us

  Neurodiversity, menopause, men's health: what are organisations doing - and what should they be doing - to support the wellbeing of their workforces? Brightmine HR data insight analysts Hannah Mason and Vernujaa Nagandiram join the podcast to tell us about their latest research findings.