ESRC 'Fairness at Work' seminar

• 10th Dec 2010 10:00am-5:00pm
  Grand Parade, University of Brighton
  

The ESRC 'Fairness At Work' seminar series was hosted by Brighton University Business School with the Institute for Employment Studies and the University of Manchester, together with the EU workcare synergies project (http://workcaresynergies.eu).

The aim of this one day seminar was to examine the concept of intersectionality in the management of equality and diversity; to understand how this concept has been institutionalised and translated into legislation and policy; and to explore the consequences of these recent legislative changes.

Speakers included:

Equality in Theory

• Mieke Verloo (University of Nijmegen) - 'Intersectionality and European Social Policy'
• Barbara Bagilhole (University of Loughborough) - 'Understanding Equal Opportunities and Diversity: The Social Differentiations and Intersections of Inequality'
• Jill Rubery (University of Manchester) - Discussant

Equality in Practice

• Anna Henry (Equality and Human Rights Commission, Head of Social Analysis & Foresight) - 'How Fair is Britain? Putting Equality Indicators into Practice'
• Martin Williams (MayoWynneBaxter Solicitors, Brighton) - 'Implications of The Equality Act'
• Colm McLaughlin (University College Dublin) - 'Equal pay litigation in local government: The strategies of employers, unions and no-win, no-fee lawyers'
• Katherine Browne (University of Brighton) - 'Count me in too' Monitoring inequalities and partnership programmes

Further information is available at CROME News and Events