Employer Forum on Diversity

Bury EST has facilitated an Employer Forum on Diversity since 2001. The forum is highly regarded and meets quarterly to identify and exchange best practice in the recruitment and retention of workers from diverse backgrounds.

This page contains the list of forum members, the schedule of meetings, and the minutes and presentations from quarterly meetings.

Schedule of forum meetings

We have arranged the 2007 schedule of meetings of Bury's Employer Forum on Diversity. The meetings will now all be held at the Village Hotel, Heap Bridge, Bury and will run from 8.30am to 11am (latest). A light breakfast will be served at 8.30am. Each meeting will look at different aspects of diversity management.

2007

Next meeting: 29 November 2007
Theme: Employing Ex-Offenders

We will be looking to hold additional topic-based events in between formal meetings of the Forum. For further information, email Fred Bowen.

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Minutes of forum meetings

• Minutes of Employer Forum September 2007 - theme: Positive Action: How far can you go?
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum July 2007 - theme: Recruitment - Selection methods
  
• May 2007 - theme: Mentoring in the workplace
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum April 2007 - theme: Recruitment - Advertising vacancies
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum January 2007 - theme: Implementing diversity management in the workplace
  Fred Bowen (Bury EST) - Diversity in the workplace (Powerpoint file 270Kb)
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum October 2006 - theme: Bullying and Harassment
  Peter Rabbits (ACAS) - Dignity at Work (Powerpoint file 160Kb)
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum July 2006 - theme: Positive Action - How far can you go?
  Carmel McKeogh (Stockport MBC) - Taking Positive Action in Recruitment (Powerpoint file 122Kb)
  Sarah Weaver (DWF Horizons Solicitors) - Disability Discrimination and Recruitment (Powerpoint file 326Kb)
  
• Mental Health in the Workplace seminar - June 2006
  Jim Ford (Salus) - Tips on managing mental health issues in the workplace (286Kb)
  Jim Ford (Salus) - Mental Health in the Workplace (Powerpoint file 4Mb)
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum April 2006 - theme: Manchester Employer Coalition
  Colin Geering (National Employer Panel) - Presentation: Greater Manchester Employer Coalition (Powerpoint file 630Kb)
  
• Minutes of Employer Forum January 2006 - theme: Support for ethnic minorities.
  Tan Ahmed (ADAB) - Presentation: Routeways to Work Employment Centre (Powerpoint file 259Kb)
  Linda Tetik (Bury MBC) - Presentation: Basic skills support for ethnic minorities (Powerpoint file 3.36Mb)
  Paul (Bury College - Business Solutions) - Presentation: Business Solutions - support for ethnic minorities (Powerpoint file 296Kb)
  Mike Schofield (Jobcentre Plus) - Presentation: Jobcentre Plus employer services (Powerpoint file 128Kb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum October 2005 - theme: Ethnic minorities and refugees.
  David Fowler (Bury MBC) - Presentation: Routeways to Work project (Powerpoint file 1.1Mb)
  Karen Young (Asylum Team) - Presentation: Asylum - Addressing the Myths (Powerpoint file 76Kb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum July 2005 - theme: Age discrimination.
  Joanne Pearce/Lucy O'Hara (DWF) - Presentation: Age Discrimination (Powerpoint file 1.6Mb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum April 2005 - theme: review of the forum's activity.
  Steve Mason (GM Police) - Presentation: A GMP perspective on the Embracing Diversity project (Powerpoint file 57Kb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum January 2005 - theme: the employment of ex-offenders.
  Peter Rabbits (ACAS) - Presentation: Employing Ex-offenders (Powerpoint file 242Kb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum November 2004 - a workshop on recruitment and selection attended by employers and jobseekers.
• Minutes of Employer Forum October 2004
  Norman Dixon(Groundwork Trust) - Presentation: the WISE project (Powerpoint file 127KB)
  Kelly Burke (Substance Misuse Service) - Presentation: Managing substance misuse in the workplace (Powerpoint file 123KB)
  Peter Rabbits (ACAS) - Presentation: The role of ACAS (Powerpoint file 113Kb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum July 2004
  and Rod Goodwin (Bury EST) - Presentation: job retention (Powerpoint file 156KB)
  Tracey Johnson (Bury MBC) - Presentation: work/life balance (Powerpoint file 312Kb)
• Minutes of Employer Forum April 2004
  and Catherine Slater (Extra Mile Project) - Presentation: Working with Care-leavers
• Minutes of Employer Forum January 2004
  and Michelle Valentine (Disability Rights Commission) - Presentation: Employing disabled people - the law and practice (Powerpoint file 284KB)
• Minutes of Employer Forum October 2003
• Minutes of Employer Forum July 2003
• Minutes of Employer Forum April 2003
• Minutes of Employer Forum January 2003
• Minutes of Employer Forum October 2002
• Minutes of Employer Forum Steering Group September 2002
• Minutes of Employer Forum July 2002

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