SMEs get equality advice
Minister meets business owners in the West Midlands at first regional workshop.
Small businesses in the West Midlands gathered聽on Tuesday聽for the first in a series of regional events about workplace equality.
皇冠体育app聽SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) roadshow, organised by the and the Government Equalities Office, aims to promote a better understanding of what equality legislation requires.
皇冠体育app first of the 10 breakfast workshops was held in Coventry, where Women and Equalities Minister spoke to local business owners.
鈥淲hat women need is confidence, not quotas,鈥� Ms Swinson said.聽鈥漇o rather than telling companies what to do, we鈥檙e encouraging them to see the real business benefits of taking voluntary action. Our approach is beginning to pay off.
鈥淲e have already seen the biggest ever jump in the number of women on boards and it doesn鈥檛 stop there. Many of the UK鈥檚 leading companies are now reporting on gender equality throughout their workforces under our and the is investigating how to help remove barriers to female success. This ongoing work will help even more women rise to the top and give the economy a real boost.鈥�
Following the seminar, the Minister visited local firm Carrick Travel to hear about their experiences as a small business.