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With potential to boost profits by up to 20 per cent, a woman’s place is at work, says UN labour agency

May 23, 2019, at 07:06 am

New York, May 23 (IBNS): Businesses perform better – sometimes by as much as 20 per cent – when they employ more women in top positions, UN labour experts said on Wednesday, warning nonetheless that most still pay lip-service to the idea of gender equality in the boardroom.

‘Countless opportunities’ for new people-centred workplace, but ‘decisive action’ critical

Jan 23, 2019, at 10:00 am

New York, Jan 23 (IBNS): Unprecedented innovations in the world of work provide “countless opportunities” but unless they are embraced through action, inequality and uncertainty will only widen in the workplace, according to a landmark new International Labour Organization (ILO) report released on Tuesday.

Spirit of compromise needed to combat workplace ‘brutalism’ – UN labour agency

May 30, 2018, at 02:10 pm

New York, May 30 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations labour agency has called for a new spirit of cooperation and consensus between workers, employers and Governments, to end what he called the “new brutalism” of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace.