Diversity, equity and inclusion was a key battleground in the US elections and, with Trump now elected for a second term, employers are expected to face increased scrutiny and pressure on their workplace DEI initiatives. We previously wrote about the implications of a Trump administration on global mobility and now we are turning our attention to DEI.
Trump’s second term is likely to evidence a continuation of his first, with the reinstatement of an executive order banning racial sensitivity training by federal contractors (revoked by Biden) and the adoption of a much more conservative position on DEI more generally. Last year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions programmes - celebrated by Trump as ‘a great day for America’ – led to affirmative action programmes in the workplace becoming a new target for conservative activists. Many companies reportedly reviewed their workplace affirmative action policies in light of a growing concern that they would be targeted. Legal action against companies potentially overstepping the...
Images of the Whitegate fuel protests earlier this month were altered to make it appear gardaí were violent towards protesters. The AI-doctored images were shared widely online, including by inter...