Senior diversity, law and recruitment figureheads to discuss opportunities and challenges for businesses preparing for the New Equality Act in Marshall ACM 1 day seminar

Online, June 7, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Date: Friday 25th June 2010
Time: 9.30am to 4.00pm
Venue: West Midlands Police Service HQ, Lloyd House, Colmore Circus, Queensway, B4 6NQ

The Equality Act, which comes into play in October, is an opportunity for organisations of all sizes to refocus efforts and resources to achieve meaningful outcomes and deliver equal life chances for all men, women and children in the UK. The new concept of 'Protected (Equality) Characteristics' is an important development, which will influence future impact assessments.

Positive Action - as set out in the Equality Act - is a great (and legal) opportunity to ensure that organisations reflect the community and employees they serve at all levels. With confirmed attendance from chief executives to first tier managers across the public sector from City Council officials, NHS managers, ACAS, Police and polish Ex-Pats, Marshall ACM, leading provider of managed e-learning services, is helping businesses to prepare and learn best practices to prepare for the new law.

The concept and application of the new 'Protected Characteristics' will be explored; specifically how they apply to effective equality impact assessments.

Vernal Scott, Senior Principal comments, "This event offers an opportunity for businesses to share good practice and hear how colleagues are shaping up for the changes. Expert advisers will present on how to achieve equality and inclusion outcomes in the context of cuts and reduced budgets".

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Vernal Principal Consultant at E-learning diversity specialists, Marshall ACM.

Vernal Scott has over 20 years local government experience which involved all equality strands. In the mid 1980s he was appointed Head of HIV Services in Brent, one of London's few ethnic majority boroughs. In 2003 he joined Islington as their Head of Equality and Diversity, where over the next five years he was responsible for the Corporate Equality Action Plan; the respective Disability, LGBT, Sexuality and Race Equality Schemes and related consultation; Equality Standard for Local Government implementation; and overseeing Equality Impact Assessment implementation across the council.

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Roy Ebanks - Regional Inclusion Coordinator, NHS Institute of Innovation & Improvement

Roy supports, develops and advises South Central Strategic Health Authority on strategic inclusion activity for top leaders programmes i.e. senior clinicians, directors and executives as part of the NHS Innovation & Inclusion's National Breaking Through Programme; Advising and supporting Trust boards on improving the senior diverse representation and top leaders.

Sarah Pugh is an associate solicitor in the WH Law LLP

Since qualifying in 1991, Sarah Pugh has been advising businesses and individuals on all aspects of employment law, with a particular focus on diversity issues and employee confidentiality and competition. Sarah's career has spanned working for large City firm and in the not-for-profit sector based in the Midlands. Sarah is practical and looks for holistic solutions to problems. Although she has extensive experience of litigating and defending claims on behalf of employers, Sarah is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution.

To attend
email Wendy Laverty, wlaverty@marshallacm.co.uk or call 0845 123 3909
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About Marshall ACM

Marshall ACM delivers a managed e-learning service to over 220 organisations across the public and private sector in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Set up in 2002 by David Marshall, formerly Head of Research at Penna Consulting, Marshall ACM has 140 public and private sector organisations using its online training making it an established leader in e-diversity training. It focuses on quality, speed and innovation and demonstrates value to clients over a sustained period of time. It is based in Southwark, in the heart of London, working all over the UK and increasingly internationally. www.marshallacm.co.uk