Bank Of England: Out And Proud Charter
Out and Proud Charter The central bank announced its new Out and Proud initiative during an LGBT+ Network of Networks breakfast in London on July 25, as the City of London steps up efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. The Bank of England’s Out and Proud Charter is a public commitment to supporting LGBT+ colleagues, and includes…
InterInvest: LGBTQ+ in Investment Management
Bruin is proud to be a founding member of InterInvest, an industry led initiative that focuses specifically on LGBT+ diversity and inclusion. InterInvest is made up of LGBT+ people and allies that work in the investment industry, who care about the LGBT+ experience in investment. We know LGBT+ people work in every part of the investment…
Does flexible working reinforce gender stereotypes?
Bruin recently attended an Artemis Coaching panel event hosted by HSBC entitled “Does Flexible Working Reinforce Gender Stereotypes?”. As the title of the discussion suggests, it was a lively and topical debate focusing on how undertaking flexible working options is perceived particularly in the financial world. Although the panel and the room agreed that flexible…
Taking care of business – mental health in financial services
Taking Care of Business While it’s an inherently personal battle, the effects of mental illness aren’t limited to our personal lives. And in financial services, two out of three people have experienced mental health issues as a result of work, or where work was a related factor. So the chances are at least one person…
The Social Mobility Foundation Manchester accountancy futures day
The Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) is a charity which aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people from low-income backgrounds. The SMF was founded in 2005 to provide opportunities and networks of support for 16-17 year olds who are unable to get them from their schools or families. The SMF holds…
Living with Anxiety Seminar – City Parents
On the 14th May 2019, two of our consultants, Sophia Deen, AVP Consultant, and Matthew Tynan, AVP Consultant, attended a seminar hosted by City Parents called Living With Anxiety The seminar was hosted by inspirational speaker, Nick Elston; who’s website can be found at https://nickelston.com/. Nick, who is an anxiety sufferer himself spoke through his own personal…
Ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for LGBT+ candidates
Follow the Law Be cognizant of and comply with UK law prohibiting discrimination against candidates based on sexual orientation during the recruiting, interviewing, and/or hiring process. Ensure that diversity / non-discrimination statements on job descriptions and adverts explicitly list “sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression” as protected characteristics. Avoid Heterosexism Do not…
Achieving Ethnicity breakfast seminar: hosted by Bruin
The findings of the 2017 McGregor-Smith Review highlighted the key issues affecting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation in the workplace. This included proposals to replicate the gender pay gap reporting obligations for ethnicity, estimated to be a gap of over £3.2 billion in the UK. But research shows a significant lack of progress…
Recruitment Spotlight: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Recruitment Best Practice Employers’ procedures and guidelines should ensure that candidates have equal opportunities during the recruitment process and UK law (specifically the Equality Act) protects from discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act 2010 is legislation designed to give rights to those with ‘protected characteristics’; disability is one of those characteristics and…
BAME Representation: Tools For Diverse Recruitment & Talent Management
Tools for diverse recruitment & talent management A number of strategies for diverse recruitment can be applied for every stage of the talent pipeline for organisations seeking to address their BAME representation. The most important point is essential for organisations to recognise there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to managing diversity and inclusion.…