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A - Z of specialist organisations

Opportunity Now have compiled an A-Z of specialist organisations in order to help you to find the information you require.

  • ACAS Acas is the employment relations service for England, Scotland and Wales offering practical, independent and impartial advice to employers, employees and their representatives. Acas encourages people to work together effectively, and aims to promote good practice in the workplace as well as helping to resolve disputes
  • Accor Corporate Services Ltd Accor Services is the world's leading supplier of voucher solutions and a major provider of Human Resource Service
  • Andrea Adams Trust The only UK charity dedicated to tackling workplace bullying
  • Angel Productions Angel Productions offers comprehensive consultancy, training, coaching and research services to support all aspects of Diversity, Equality and Dignity at Work
  • .uk A Return to Work An informative website based on help and advice when returning to the workplace.
  • Ashridge Management Development Ashridge helps people and organisations to be the best. We take pride in working in partnership with some of the world's leading organisations in tackling the complex challenges they face, such as formulating and implementing strategic development, leadership and change.
  • Association of Women in Science The Association for Women in Science is dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology
  • Astar Astar Management Consultants offer training for your staff enabling them to reach their full potential and reach organisational goals thus helping you develop in effectiveness to succeed in today’s competitive market. We offer impact assessment training, human resource strategies, personal and team effectiveness as well as informing staff of latest employment legislation including Equal Opportunities in the workplace and Equality and Diversity. Astar Theatre and Video bring an effective, professional approach in bringing organisational and development issues to life focussing on the programme objectives ensuring that participants enjoy the experience whilst learning.
  • Athena SWAN The Athena SWAN Charter is a recognition scheme for UK universities and their science, engineering and technology (SET) departments. It aims to assist the recruitment, retention and progression of women in SET.
  • Busy Bees Busy Bees Group was founded in 1983 by working parents who were all involved in various aspects of care and education and who required the best care for their own children.
  • omeCarers UK Carers UK is the voice of carers. Carers provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner
  • orgCatalyst Catalyst is the leading nonprofit corporate membership research and advisory organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. With offices in New York, San Jose, Toronto, and Zug, and the support and confidence of more than 340 leading corporations, firms, business schools, and associations, Catalyst is connected to business and its changing needs and is the premier resource for information and data about women in the workplace. In addition, Catalyst honors exemplary business initiatives that promote women’s leadership with the annual Catalyst Award
  • Centre for High Performance Development CHPD The Centre for High Performance Development helps leaders achieve outstanding results. CHPD works together with individuals, teams and organisations. Leaders at all levels benefit from two suites of programmes: High Performance Leadership and Leadership Foundation
  • Ceridian Ceridian is one of the world’s most-trusted human resources service providers, globally serving more than 25 million employees.
  • .ukChiumento Chiumento is a multi-disciplinary human resources consultancy with a highly individual approach to HR. No packages, no systems, no formulae - just solutions tailored to your organisational culture and situation. Chiumento provides effective business solutions for HR issues including: talent management, interim management, outplacement & career transition
  • ipdCIPD The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people.
  • Clutterbuck Associates Clutterbuck Associates is the world's leading provider of mentoring and coaching programme support. More than 25 years of research by Professor David Clutterbuck ensures that CA-designed training programmes are robust, culturally adaptable and leading edge. In addition, we also offer unique expertise in the following areas: Board development, Learning teams, Diversity
  • tmlCo Coaching Co-Coaching is a pioneering public and private-sector partnership programme designed to boost the confidence and career prospects of women managers through a self-help programme, entitled “Coaching Squared”.
  • Commission for Racial Equality The CRE has three main duties: to work towards the elimination of racial discrimination and promote equality of opportunity, to encourage good relations between people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, to monitor the way the Race Relations Act is working and recommend ways in which it can be improved
  • Conference Board The Conference Board is the world's preeminent business membership and research organization. Best known for the Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators, The Conference Board has, for over 90 years, equipped the world's leading corporations with practical knowledge through issues-oriented research and senior executive peer-to-peer meetings.
  • Cranfield School of Management Cranfield School of Management, located about 75 km north-west of London in the UK, is one of Europe’s leading university management schools. It is part of Cranfield University, renowned for its high quality postgraduate teaching and research and its strong links to industry and business
  • Croner Croner has a reputation for providing reliable support for legal compliance and best practice in the areas of human resources, health and safety, environmental management, local and central government, education, trade and transport.
  • Daycare Trust Daycare Trust is the national childcare charity. Working since November 1986 to promote high quality affordable childcare for all. We know how important it is to make the right decision about childcare for your child and we hope that, through our information and services, we can help you to find out more. Our campaigning work continues to focus on childcare affordability, listening to parents and keeping children at the centre Also see Paying for Childcare
  • Direct Gov The DLA was formed in 1995 and now has well over 400 members, including both individuals and organisations. Members include leading civil rights and discrimination lawyers, national trade unions, law centres, academics and trainers, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Racial Equality Councils, Equality Commissions (UK & Northern Ireland) and law students. DLA is a national and international organisation, with members located all around the UK and overseas. The DLA is a non-profit membership organisation. DLA is run voluntarily by an Executive Committee composed of members of the Association, elected annually at the AGM. Aims are to promote and improve the giving of advice, support and representation to individuals complaining of discrimination, harassment or abuse on grounds such as race, gender, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, age, health status, political opinion, marital or family status and trade union affiliation or activity. It also aims to raise awareness and encourage debate on discrimination law and practice; to promote the teaching of discrimination law; to secure improvements in the scope and enforcement of UK anti-discrimination legislation and to share information and ideas internationally. Membership is open to any organisation or individual interested in discrimination law who is in general agreement with the Association's aims.
  • Disability Alliance The Disability Alliance provide information on social security benefits and tax credits to disabled people, their families, friends and advisers. We run a dedicated telephone helpline for members only (The Alliance currently has over 400 member organisations that are both local and national in their scope). We also produce a variety of specialist publications, the most popular being our annual publication the Disability Rights Handbook (now in its 32nd edition). The Tribunal Support Unit provides help to advisers in London who want to challenge benefit decisions for their clients. We offer an adviser’s helpline, free or reduced cost training and individual support to advisers including finding legislation and caselaw and preparing submissions. We play an important role in advising and lobbying MPs and peers on the effects of new and existing disability benefits. In the coming year, we anticipate working on Government plans for welfare reform, including the introduction of employment and support allowance, tax credits, the extra costs of disability, the needs of disabled parents and of families with disabled children, and community care charging. We play a leading role in the Disability Benefits Consortium and currently chair the Social Security Consortium. We aim to undertake research into the needs of disabled people and use findings to influence both central and local Government
  • Disability Rights Commission The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people
  • comDiversity Works for London Diversity is good for London's people and good for London's business.
  • DLA Discrimination Law Association The DLA was formed in 1995 and now has well over 400 members, including both individuals and organisations. Members include leading civil rights and discrimination lawyers, national trade unions, law centres, academics and trainers, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Racial Equality Councils, Equality Commissions (UK & Northern Ireland) and law students. DLA is a national and international organisation, with members located all around the UK and overseas. The DLA is a non-profit membership organisation. DLA is run voluntarily by an Executive Committee composed of members of the Association, elected annually at the AGM. Aims are to promote and improve the giving of advice, support and representation to individuals complaining of discrimination, harassment or abuse on grounds such as race, gender, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, age, health status, political opinion, marital or family status and trade union affiliation or activity. It also aims to raise awareness and encourage debate on discrimination law and practice; to promote the teaching of discrimination law; to secure improvements in the scope and enforcement of UK anti-discrimination legislation and to share information and ideas internationally. Membership is open to any organisation or individual interested in discrimination law who is in general agreement with the Association's aims.
  • Easyi Easy i partners with organizations worldwide to produce innovative awareness, training and communication solutions in vital business areas. As part of SAI Global, Easy i supports SAI’s mission to provide standards, compliance and business improvement solutions which help you comply with the requirements that shape your business world.Easy i’s multi-disciplinary team includes instructional designers, training consultants, project managers, creative designers, subject matter and industry experts, technical professionals, and specialists in occupational psychology. Easyi are recognised for developing complete global solutions. Easy i is experienced in working across international, linguistic, industry, organizational and technical boundaries. We work with our clients to plan, design and implement comprehensive learning solutions to meet their specific needs. Bringing learning to life. Our highly interactive awareness and training solutions engage employees. We transform dry, complex material into an engrossing and memorable learning process. Keeping the focus on learning. No matter how technical or complex the learning challenge, Easy i’s experts will work with you to overcome the obstacles and make sure that learning happens. For over 15 years Easy i has created highly effective awareness and training solutions for some of the world’s largest organizations and government agencies. Contact us to find out how we can do the same for
  • EHRC The EHRCwill bring together the expertise and resources to promote equality and tackle discrimination in relation to gender, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, race and promote human rights
  • Employers Forum on Age The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) is an independent network of leading employers who recognise the value of an age diverse workforce. The EFA sets the agenda for age and employment issues in the UK. In addition to supporting employers, the EFA influences Government, business and trade unions, and campaigns for real, practical change in issues such as retirement and the implementation of age discrimination legislation
  • Employers Forum on Disability The Employers' Forum on Disability is the world's leading employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects business. Funded and managed by over 400 members, we make it easier to recruit and retain disabled employees and to serve disabled customers
  • Employers for Worklife Balance Employers and Work-life Balance (EaWLB) aims to help all UK organisations implement and continuously improve sustainable work-life strategies which meet customer needs, corporate goals and enhance the quality of life for individuals
  • Engineering Council UK ECUK's mission is to set and maintain realistic and internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics for engineers, technologists and technicians, and to license competent institutions to promote and uphold the standards. Under its Royal Charter, ECUK regulates the engineering profession in the UK and formally represents the interests of UK engineers abroad. It is a Designated Authority under the current General Systems Directives. The engineering profession in the United Kingdom is regulated by ECUK through 35 engineering Institutions (Licensed Members) who are licensed to put suitably qualified members on the ECUK's Register of Engineers. The Register has three sections: Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer and Engineering Technician. These titles are protected by the Engineering Council's Royal Charter and may only be used by registrants.
  • Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) The Equality and Diversity Forum is a network of national organisations committed to progress on age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation and broader equality and human rights issues
  • .ukEquality Challenge Unit Equality Challenge Unit supports the higher education sector in its mission to realise the potential of all staff and students whatever their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief or age, to the benefit of those individuals, higher education institutions and society.
  • Equality Commission for Northern Ireland The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is an independent public body established under the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Our vision: The Equality Commission has the vision of Northern Ireland as a shared, integrated and inclusive place, a society where difference is respected and valued, based on equality and fairness for the entire community. Our mission: To advance equality, promote equality of opportunity, encourage good relations and challenge discrimination through promotion, advice and enforcement. The Commission´s duties and functions are set out in the legislation for which we have responsibility. General duties include:working towards the elimination of discrimination; promoting equality of opportunity and encouraging good practice; promoting affirmative/positive action; promotinggood relations between people of different racial groups; overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the statutory duty on public authorities; and keeping the relevant legislation under review
  • .ukEthnic Britain incorporating Equality Britain Opportunities today for tomorrow's future. For the latest job vacancies, education courses and articles from some of the leading organisations across the UK, log on today
  • Exemplas Exemplas delivers advice, support, information and training solutions to employers and individuals. We also provide consultancy and outsourced solutions to public policy makers. Exemplas delivers solutions to help organisations all over the world to plan and grow in all areas: change management, people development, leadership and development, diversity management and business performance
  • Fair Play Partnership The Fair Play Partnership Yorkshire and Humber is a not for profit organisation working to mainstream equality and diversity in the workplace and public and community life through projects, initiatives and programmes
  • .ukFawcett Society Fawcett campaigns for equality between women and men in the UK on pay, pensions, poverty, justice and politics.
  • aspFlexecutive Flexworks consults, designs and supports flexible working practices, offers the widest possible range of recruitment services, and utilises state of the art technology which delivers unique results to find the right person for the job.
  • HOP Associates Founded in 1991, HOP specialises in helping organisations and communities move forward into "Information Age" working and service delivery.
  • IDS Incomes Data Services IDS is an independent research organisation providing information and analysis on pay, conditions, pensions, employment law and personnel policy and practice. IDS publications and electronic information services are used by thousands of businesses, large and small, and by government, trade unions, tribunals, consultants and researchers. Since its establishment in 1966, IDS has become the standard source of information for those working in the employment field.
  • ISR Insight ISR’s core philosophy has been consistent for 30 years: an organization’s people are the key to its success. As the world's premier global employee research and consulting firm, ISR designs and implements employee, management, and customer surveys to produce insight that helps senior leaders to enhance their human assets.
  • comJob-share-Uk Looking for a quality part time role. A new job share register matches up employers and job seekers in the recruitment for higher level flexible positions. Following a successful bid to the Governments Quality Part Time Work Fund a new website has just been launched with the aim of increasing the availability of higher level part time work, job shares, interim management roles and full time vacancies open to job- sharing.
  • Kids Unlimited This company builds and operates quality day nurseries throughout the UK providing the highest standard of childcare and education for pre-school children
  • Leadership Forum Inc Our company designs and delivers innovative programs that enable leaders to improve not only their leadership ability, but their skills in strategic thinking, team building, talent development, cultural inclusivity and strategic execution.We help global leaders create a context for employees to better understand their roles in achieving corporate and marketplace success and have worked with a number of the most outstanding companies among the Fortune Global 500 and FTSE 100. We have proven ourselves truly adept at listening to a problem, identifying underlying causes and then proposing a solution. Our multi-disciplined approach provides a holistic perspective that brings the big picture sharply into view.
  • Liberare In an increasingly complex world, it is impossible to apply a set formula to the careers of knowledge workers. Gone are the days of managing your employees as if they were conscripts, now it is a question of engaging them as volunteers. liberare helps you make sense of this changing career landscape, where the job for life is dead, the predictable, linear, cumulative career is no more and where, with each economic downturn, the traditional psychological contract becomes increasingly irrelevant. Unlike most consultancies, we recognize the complexity that increasingly defines peoples' working lives. We aim to provide fresh, creative and sustainable approaches to the issues and challenges of this very different world. What does this mean in practice? In general, our work is wide-ranging and, for the most part, driven by the challenges facing our clients. The common theme throughout our engagements involves enabling choice over when, where and how people work and how organizations turn it to their competitive advantage. In particular we focus on making the workspace work. By promising the double win of reducing cost and enabling choice, working in a virtual setting has become increasingly popular. Handing your people laptops and telling them to operate remotely is a recipe for failure. liberare offers a series of practical workshops for remote groups, their co-workers and managers that equip the participants with the tools necessary to make the workspace a success. This replicates a productive workplace in a virtual setting. In so doing, organisations gain far greater certainty on the delivery of cost savings as well as the ability to plan their future space needs on a more realistic and economical basis
  • London Business School We provide our students and executive programme participants with the global business capabilities required for success. What are these global business capabilities? We are consistently ranked as one of the top business schools in the world, and are committed to becoming the pre-eminent global business
  • London Development Agency LDA We are the Mayor's agency responsible for driving London's sustainable economic growth - it's our job to ensure that London remains a global success story. To help us deliver this we work with partners from industry, public and voluntary sectors. As well as driving forward equality, health and sustainability, our work is prioritised by four themes. Regenerating London Supporting People Encouraging Business Marketing London
  • .ukManaging Maternity Managing Maternity help employers and parents in their organistion combine maternity, work and parenthood successfully.
  • tmlMercer Delta Mercer Delta's primary clients are CEOs, senior executives, and Boards of major global corporations, government agencies, and private institutions. We provide advisory services and consultation related to organization change, leadership development, strategic communications, organization research, and corporate governance to help clients improve performance, grow their business, and achieve long-term success. Specific issues on which we have consulted include CEO succession, board effectiveness, senior team effectiveness, organizational design, organizational culture, senior leadership effectiveness, and change management. We work in small teams of experienced senior-level consultants who collaborate closely with our clients.
  • .ukMy Family Care Emergency Childcare My Family Care's award winning Emergency Childcare service offers childcare solutions to working parents who have experienced a breakdown of their regular childcare. You can search and book local nursery and childminder places or an emergency nanny, on a flexible, ad hoc or daily basis. They also work with companies to help provide their employees with the backup childcare they want and need. http://www.emergencycare.co.uk Out of School Care My Family Care's Out of School Care has been developed as a simple search and booking service for parents looking for children's holiday club providers and summer camps in their area. They also work with companies to help provide their employees with the best backup childcare. www.outofschoolcare.co.uk Tinies Childcare Tinies provide a wide range of services for parents and families who are looking for child care and for nannies and child carers who are looking for employment. They are able to offer advice on every aspect of childcare, including details of courses and qualifications, explanation of the different types of child carer; information on providing a permanent or mobile crèche, and a special line for legal issues and related information. www.tinies.com
  • Office of National Statistics The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is a government department. Impartial information is vital to an open and democratic society. ONS is the principal provider of official statistics about the UK. Our information is used by government to make decisions about society and the economy, and by people to better understand their country.
  • .ukPaying for Childcare A new site launched by the Day Care Trust- a one stop shop guide through the maze of finding help with childcare costs.
  • Pearn Kandola Pearn Kandola is one of the largest and most progressive Occupational Psychology practices in the UK and Ireland. Specialising in development, assessment and diversity
  • Press for Change Press for Change is a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all trans people in the United Kingdom, through legislation and social change.
  • Shapiro Consulting At SHAPIRO Consulting we work with organisations of all sizes and sectors to Positively Managing Diversity. Our clients have used our diversity consultancy services and approach to diversity strategy to improve innovation, teamwork, creativity, communication, customer satisfaction, individual potential and increase the diversity in their workplaces.
  • Steps Steps Drama Learning Development is a leading drama-based learning consultancy and a leader in providing innovative solutions to organisational change issues.
  • Stop Discrimination Welcome to the European Commission's website on anti-discrimination! This website serves as a source of information on the EU-wide campaign "For Diversity. Against Discrimination." At the same time you will find background information about the measures that have been initiated by the European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities to combat discrimination. Finally, the website provides an update on current anti-discrimination issues and activities in all of the 27 EU Member states
  • Swiftwork Swiftwork specialises in modernising work practices helping to make your organisation fit to thrive in the 21st century. We work with leaders, managers and teams to implement flexible working, work life balance and other change strategies
  • The Gender Trust The Gender Trust, the only Registered Charity in a position to help adults throughout the United Kingdom who are Transsexual, Gender Dysphoric, Transgender (i.e. those who seek to adjust their lives to live as women or men, or come to terms with their situation despite their genetic background), or those who's lives are affected by gender identity issues. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of trans people and their families by supporting them and working with anyone who is affected by gender identity issues, and our vision is that everyone will accept and support the right of trans people to be valued members of society.
  • The Springboard Consultancy Springboard are one of the UK's leading training consultancies, specialising in personal and professional development and working globally.
  • Thornbury Consulting Thornbury Consulting Associates is a management consultancy that helps its clients turn their corporate vision, values and strategy into reality. Working with organisations in the UK and internationally, we help leaders and their teams to define their direction, bring about sustainable change and build high-performing cultures
  • Tommy's Tommy's exists to save babies' lives through funding research into and providing information on the causes and prevention of miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth. By 2030 we want to halve the number of babies who die during pregnancy or birth.
  • balTowers Perin Towers Perrin is a global professional services firm that helps organizations around the world optimize performance through effective people, risk and financial management. The firm provides innovative solutions to client issues in the areas of human resource strategy, design and management; actuarial and management consulting to the financial services industry; and reinsurance intermediary services. The firm has served large organizations in both the private and public sectors for over 70 years. Our clients include three-quarters of the world's 500 largest companies and three-quarters of the Fortune 1000 U.S. companies.
  • .ukUK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology is an innovative centre set up to complement the Government’s 10 year investment framework for Science and Innovation. It is the mission of the UKRC to establish a dynamic centre that provides accessible, high quality information and advisory services to industry, academia, professional institutes, education and Research Councils within the SET and built environment professions, whilst supporting women entering and progressing in SET careers.
  • Women's National Commission The Women's National Commission is the official, independent, advisory body giving the views of women to the Government. It is the only organisation of this kind in the UK. It aims to ensure that women's views are taken into account by the Government and are heard in public debate
  • tmlWork4Change Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation. We help and give a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone. Armed by all we hear from our supporters, our Helpline callers and our award winners, as well as our cutting edge research, we make the case to government and employers for social policy and workplace change that will benefit families, employers and communities. Our vision is a society where everyone has real choices about how they balance their working and caring responsibilities. We call for: Family friendly working hours and leave for parents and carers A right to request flexible working for all employees Affordable, quality childcare and elder care An end to the UK’s long hours work culture
  • spxWork Foundation The Work Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, that brings all sides of working organisations together to find the best ways of improving both economic performance and quality of working life. Our core belief that mutual respect and motivation leads to “good work” and better performance is supported by rigorous evidence-based research. We provide answers to practical problems for UK-plc and the public sector.
  • Working Families Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation. We help and give a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone. Armed by all we hear from our supporters, our Helpline callers and our award winners, as well as our cutting edge research, we make the case to government and employers for social policy and workplace change that will benefit families, employers and communities. Our vision is a society where everyone has real choices about how they balance their working and caring responsibilities. We call for: Family friendly working hours and leave for parents and carers A right to request flexible working for all employees Affordable, quality childcare and elder care An end to the UK’s long hours work culture