The Linklaters Podcast

Intersectionality in the workplace // Employment & Incentives

Episode 10: The Diversity Faculty

What are the practical issues employers encounter in relation to intersectionality and what can they do to address them? How can employers embrace the multifaceted identities of employees to foster inclusion? And what does the future hold – is a legal change on the horizon?

Introduction to intersectionality // Employment & Incentives

Episode 9: The Diversity Faculty

What is intersectionality and what role does it play in the workplace? We also look at how intersectionality is protected under English law and the approach taken by the tribunals to tackle intersectional discrimination in the absence of specific dual discrimination laws.

Reporting on D&I // Employment & Incentives

Episode 8: The Diversity Faculty

Our feature-length 20 minute podcast discussing the reporting obligations of companies on diversity and inclusion in detail: from the evolution of diversity reporting, to the hard law requirements and regulations, the rationale behind diversity reporting and the power of the narrative and importance of qualitative data.

Laurie Ollivent, Daniel Danso, Neha Rao, Simon Kerr-Davis

How does D&I fit into ESG // Employment & Incentives

Episode 7: The Diversity Faculty

Whilst diversity and inclusion are often categorised as falling within the “social” limb of ESG, what is important is that D&I is an important part of ESG whatever limb it falls under.  How does D&I fit into ESG and what are the expectations for companies and business leaders in this respect?

Laurie Ollivent, Daniel Danso, Neha Rao, Simon Kerr-Davis

Accountability // Employment & Incentives

Episode 6: The Diversity Faculty

How can business leaders and employees be accountable and responsible for diversity and inclusion within their business? How is accountability evolving?

Laurie Ollivent, Daniel Danso, Neha Rao, Simon Kerr-Davis

The link between diversity and remuneration // Employment & Incentives

Episode 5: The Diversity Faculty

How might diversity and inclusion metrics be used to determine remuneration and will linking diversity with pay really drive accountability and sustainable change in diversity and inclusion for businesses?

Alexandra Beidas, Laurie Ollivent

Targets, quotas and positive discrimination // Employment & Incentives

Episode 4: The Diversity Faculty

What do we mean when we talk about targets and quotas? How are they different? What should businesses be considering when they look to sign up to targets, quotas or other commitments and pledges? What are the legal risks and can businesses positively discriminate or take positive action to achieve diversity in practice?

Laurie Ollivent, Daniel Danso, Neha Rao, Simon-Kerr Davis

 

 

Training – what’s effective? What’s ineffective? // Employment & Incentives

Episode 3: The Diversity Faculty

Training is only as effective as the people attending it let it be – it’s what happens after the training that really matters. But what makes training effective? What makes it ineffective?

Simon Kerr-Davis, Daniel Danso

 

Diversity strategy vs diversity policy: Why does it matter? // Employment & Incentives

Episode 2: The Diversity Faculty

What is the difference between a diversity strategy and a diversity policy? Why does it matter? How are these perceived internally and externally and why does it matter from a legal perspective?

Neha Rao, Laurie Ollivent

Pipeline, promotion and retention // Employment & Incentives

Episode 1: The Diversity Faculty

What do we mean when we talk about pipeline, promotion and retention? How do these issues form part of corporate governance and impact employer brand, employee engagement and become a public reputation issue?

Daniel Danso, Simon Kerr-Davis, Laurie Ollivent, Neha Rao