The magic of a community of practice: celebrating EDI Connect on ‘Staff and Colleague Networks Day’
On Staff and Colleague Networks Day, we’re taking a moment to celebrate something we’re really proud of at Tai Pawb: EDI Connect. Launched in 2023 (and going strong ever since), EDI Connect has become one of those spaces people don’t quite realise they need… until they join and wonder how they managed without it.  […]
Five Years of Deeds not Words: Welsh Housing Sector Reflects on Anti-Racism Progress
Tai Pawb has today published the final report from its five-year Deeds Not Words (DNW) pledge, offering a comprehensive look at how the Welsh housing sector has responded to the call for racial equity. The report, based on surveys from 44 organisations and over 650 employees, highlights both significant progress and areas where urgent action is still […]
More Life, Same Impact: Our 4 Day Week Journey
If you’d told me two years ago that we’d be operating a four-day working week at Tai Pawb—without cutting pay, compressing hours, or losing productivity—I’d have probably smiled politely and gone back to my to-do list. In fact I did. Then I had a brilliant chat with Michelle Reid, CEO of Merthyr Valley Homes, who […]
Amendment to the Worker Protection Act: New duties to prevent sexual harassment
The new proactive requirement for employers to take reasonable measures to prevent workplace sexual harassment will take effect on 26 October 2024. Whilst majority of our members will be aware of the forthcoming changes, below is a quick recap of background and what they need to consider.
Equal Pay, the Gender Pay Gap, and Housing
Today is Equal Pay Day. Set up in 1996 as a public awareness campaign, it aimed to highlight that women’s salaries in the US averaged just 73.8% of men’s at that time. This was even more pronounced for Black women. So, what is Equal Pay? By law, people must get equal pay for doing […]
Protected: Making menopause matter in the workplace
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Making Menopause Matter
As we approach World Menopause Day 2018, it seems an appropriate time to explore menopause and how it can be addressed in the workplace. Statistics show a steady rise in Wales of both life expectancy in women, and women working past the age of 55. Various factors are seen as contributing to the increase. These […]
Response to the Inside Housing Discrimination Survey
The findings of Inside Housing’s discrimination survey are not surprising but still make for a very painful reading. Whilst we don’t know how many people from Wales took part in the survey, it would be wrong to assume that the issues and experiences described in the report only happen elsewhere. They happen everywhere, and we […]