Explore our recent webinars and training sessions below
We outline the recent regulatory focus on culture, how this fits into diversity, and what the financial regulators are trying to achieve in this space.
Explore our dedicated Diversity in Financial Services website here.Kenneth Cukier, author of ‘Framing’, reflects on humans’ unique ability to look through a different lens. Also in front of the camera is Linklaters’ panel of experts to discuss how they use framing in their everyday choices and behaviour.
Watch the recording in full here
13 June 2022 //
Nearly ten years after the proposal was first tabled, the European Parliament and the European Council have reached a landmark agreement which seeks to increase gender balance on corporate boards of publicly listed companies in the EU.
10 June 2022 //
Recently, the FCA announced new rules for listed companies in the UK to report on the diversity of boards and executive management, with new board targets on a comply or explain basis. Whilst these are a step forward in mandating diversity reporting for listed companies, do they really go far enough to drive change or take us beyond where we were already heading?
7 April 2022 //
Reporting on diversity and inclusion by UK businesses has evolved in the last decade and continues to do so with significant pace. To learn more, take a look at the recent webinar with LexisNexis, and the Diversity Faculty members – Simon Kerr-Davis and Laurie Ollivent. Simon and Laurie discuss the evolving landscape of diversity reporting, what the current framework look like (from mandatory to voluntary reporting) and what is on the horizon for UK businesses to be mindful of.
22 March 2022 //
Since the Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations were introduced in 2017, we have been discussing whether the Government would introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting as a legal requirement for UK employers.
18 February 2022 //
As Giorgio Armani and Hermès top the FT Diversity Leaders Survey, Simon Kerr-Davis, Employment Counsel and Linklaters’ Diversity Faculty member delves into how fashion measures up in terms of the social aspect of ESG.
27 January 2022 //
At the start of the pandemic, the hope was that the move to home working might accelerate the pace of change in employers’ attitudes towards flexible working and help drive gender equality in the workplace.
9 December 2021 //
The Linklaters Diversity Faculty, comprising lawyers and dedicated diversity advisors, has produced a series of podcasts where members from the Faculty discuss some of the key issues for businesses relating to diversity and inclusion.
6 December 2021 //
Take a look at this recent article published by Lexology GTDT Practice Guide, where Simon Kerr-Davis, Counsel in the Employment & Incentives team and Linklaters’ Diversity Faculty member discusses the situation where employees find themselves in conflict with each other, or with their employer, as a result of the tension between different protected characteristics in the diversity space.
25 November 2021 //
The last decade has seen an unrelenting focus on culture within financial services. The link between poor culture, poor decision-making and conduct failings was laid bare by the 2008 global financial crisis.
16 November 2021 //
Laurie and Sara discuss the recent regulatory focus on culture and how this fits into diversity and what the regulators are trying to achieve in this space.
8 November 2021 //
What do we really mean when we speak about ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’? The two terms refer to two separate concepts that are often confused because the terms are typically used together. However, it is important to understand the difference and the impact they can each have on an organisation’s culture.
