Apprenticeships – are yours gender segregated? Are young people from ethnic minority backgrounds under-represented?

Many occupational frameworks within the Apprenticeship programme are strongly gender segregated, and young people from ethnic minority backgrounds are under-represented in general on Apprenticeship frameworks. How do your apprenticeship programmes shape up?

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Avoiding claims for pregnancy and maternity discrimination

The Equality and Human Rights Commission recently announced that it intends to investigate pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace. Pregnancy and maternity are protected characteristics covered under the Equality Act 2010, but discrimination often takes place in subtle ways. Would your staff realise that their actions might amount to unfavourable treatment?

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E&D and work-based learning

How do you embed E&D in apprenticeship programmes when the learner spends most or all of their time in the place of employment? How do you avoid a ‘tick box approach’ to E&D for progress reviews or assessment visits? How can you genuinely and meaningfully raise awareness of E&D with learners and with employers? Did you know that the AoC is running a national event in Birmingham on 28 November that answers these and other questions on E&D and work-based learning?

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LGB and T equality at work

Did you know that the TUC has launched a new guide for union reps on how to combat homophobia in the workplace? Are you aware of the good practice case studies on the ECU website that give guidance on how to support staff who are undergoing gender reassignment?

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‘Stroppy kid’

Can using the words ‘stroppy kid’ in the workplace be taken as harassment on the grounds of age?

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