ABSTRACT
Introduction This book is largely set within the UK context; however, it is important to compare policy and practice with other European countries. The UK is a Member State of the European Union (EU) and of the Single Market and, as discussed in Chapter 6, the directives, recommendations, action plans and rulings of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have already driven substantial parts of UK legislation in the area of equality. In Chapter 2, an overview of the labour market trends and patterns across the EU was presented. In this chapter we add information about the wider context of these trends, examining the different social and employment policy approaches adopted by governments, identifying a variety of models and their implications for the advancement of equality in the labour market. We also explore the role of wider societal attitudes towards minority ethnic
Aim To place the discussion of workforce diversity within a European policy and practice context.
