Why Invest in Women Returners?
There are many advantages in retaining Women Returners. Key benefits to the organisation include the ability to access a diverse group of talented, experienced, committed and loyal individuals; saving on recruitment, training and development; and meeting government targets relating to diversity in the workplace in middle and senior management roles. Employers have duties, not only to comply with employment law and equality legislation but with best practice and targets set out by Government. Within the Equality Bill (June 2008) employers are given duties to pursue women’s economic participation and advancement. The DTI (now Communities and Local Government) has set PSA (Public Service Agreement) performance targets that aim to bring about measurable improvements in gender equality across a range of indicators, as part of the Government’s objectives on equality and social inclusion.
