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Bailey addresses London conference as August data slate opens

Illustration accompanying article: Bailey addresses London conference as August data slate opens
  • Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is due to speak at the LSE TRIUM Anniversary Conference in London at 9.50am BST, a day after the Bank's chief economist called for higher UK interest rates.
  • UK car sales hit an eight-year high in August, according to The Guardian's business live blog.
  • Volkswagen approved another 50,000 job cuts, the blog reported.
  • The US non-farm payrolls report is expected to show a rebound of around 56,000 jobs added in August, following a fall in July that the blog described as a shock.
  • The UN's Food Price Index, due at 9am BST, will show whether staples such as dairy, cereals, sugar, and meat are getting pricier.
 2026-09-04 · 6 MIN READ

EEOC advances plan to end 60-year workforce demographic data collection

EEOC advances plan to end 60-year workforce demographic data collection
  • The EEOC has proposed ending its EEO-1 demographic data collection, a 60-year-old reporting requirement that companies use to disclose workforce composition by race, ethnicity, sex, and job title.
  • The agency's majority-Republican commission is expected to vote on the proposal this fall; Commissioner Andrea Lucas has defended the change as protecting against discrimination against white workers.
  • The agency receives nearly 90,000 discrimination complaints each year and has used EEO-1 data to identify patterns of bias in hiring and promotion, according to former staff and civil rights advocates.
  • In a May 2026 settlement, the EEOC used EEO-1 data to show that Central Transport had passed over qualified female applicants for more than 10 years across 25 locations; the company agreed to pay $5.5 million and reform its hiring process.
 2026-09-02 · 3 MIN READ
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