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Diversity and inclusion: research and commentary

Last Updated
17 December 2025
Source
Acas

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Guidance

Relevant Driver(s):

3. Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment 4. Using evidence and experience 5. Enhancing capability and culture

Specific Action(s):

3A. Understand legal obligations 3B. Develop equality and human rights policies 4A. Collect and analyse equality data consistently 4C. Share learning and best practice 5A. Put in place comprehensive training programmes

Implementation Levels:

Development

Prior Knowledge Required:

Basic

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Culture and Heritage Economic Development/Enterprise Education Emergency Services Environment Government Health and social care Housing Human Rights Justice Local authorities Third Sector Transport

Role:

Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists HR Professionals Legal & Compliance Staff Middle managers Senior Leaders/Management

Resource content

A collection of Acas research papers and commentary on good practice in equality issues, including sexual harassment, older workers, dress codes and neurodiversity. Provides guidance, data and practical examples.

To get the most from this resource

Topic Selection Strategy:

Priority Topics for EHR: Focus on sexual harassment, neurodiversity, and age discrimination papers as these align strongly with EHR mainstreaming
Integration Approach: Use alongside comprehensive EHR frameworks to fill specific knowledge gaps
Implementation Sequence: Start with foundational papers (legal obligations) before moving to specific protected characteristic guidance

Pairing Recommendations:

Combine with strategic EHR planning tools for comprehensive approach
Supplement with sector-specific guidance where ACAS research is generic
Add measurement tools to strengthen accountability elements where papers lack specific indicators

Usage by Audience:

HR Teams: Use as reference library for specific equality challenges
Senior Leaders: Focus on business case elements and legal compliance aspects
Training Teams: Extract case studies and examples for workshop materials

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