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• Commission comments on Lord Davies report

  Last updated: Array 29 Oct 2015

  Commenting in response to the publication of Lord Davies final report on the number of women on boards, Laura Carstensen, EHRC Commissioner, said: "While there's been welcome progress in eliminating all-male boards, it's telling that women ...

• Commission welcomes Government’s measures to tackle gender pay gap

  Last updated: Array 25 Oct 2015

  Commenting in response to the Government’s announcement on measures to reduce the gender pay gap, a Commission spokesperson, said: “We are pleased that Government has announced further steps to tackle the gender pay gap. Extending mandatory gender pay rep ...

• Commission comments on Theresa May’s call for more diversity in the police service

  Last updated: Array 22 Oct 2015

  Responding to today’s challenge from Theresa May criticising the lack of diversity in Britain’s police forces, a Commission spokesperson said: It is extremely disappointing that in Britain today only five per cent of full-time police officers come from an ...

• Industry taskforce unveils campaign to improve the working conditions of cleaners

  Last updated: Array 19 Oct 2015

  A campaign to promote good working conditions in the cleaning industry has been launched by an industry-led taskforce set up by the Equality and Human Rights Commission The taskforce, chaired by EHRC Deputy Chair Caroline Waters, includes leading business ...

• Commission speaks to the UN on children's rights

  Last updated: Array 06 Oct 2015

  Oral Statement at the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – October 2015 Recognising the limited time available at this session, and the expertise and jurisdiction of colleagues in other NHRIs and in NGOs, the Equali ...

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