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Career Path - Majority of brokers ill-prepared for new equality rules.
(From Post Magazine)
Over three quarters of brokers are not fully prepared for the new employment equality regulations, according to Peninsula BusinessWise.
In addition, 65% of the 873 brokers surveyed said that they have had difficulty interpreting any new aspects of employment law.
Claire Gunnell, head of HR compliance of Peninsula BusinessWise, said: "It is very worrying that brokers are not fully aware of the equality regulations, and the far-reaching effect they may have. The equality regulations aim to make discrimination unlawful on the grounds of religion or belief or sexual orientation ...
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