Today is Social Mobility Day and with the theme of shifting mindsets, I want to look at the most important shift we can make: from talk to action.
Business and government leaders met yesterday (10 June) to discuss how employers can make best use of the opportunities offered by the UK’s ageing workforce.
The number of working days lost to sickness and injury in the UK in 2024 was 148.9m, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data published on Wednesday (4 June).
Do HR leaders have a responsibility to draw attention to the ethnicity pay gap? If so, how? As organiser of the University of East London (UEL)’s first Ethnicity Pay Gap Conference, Jummy Okoya shares...
Four in 10 (39%) workers have experienced bullying, harassment and discrimination at work due to their disability, according to survey findings published yesterday (3 June).
To make sure that future workforce strategies can support Generation Alpha, and set them up for success, Lara Bryant reports on the four steps that HR leaders should be taking right now.
For HR leaders, AI promises speed, objectivity and consistency. But can we really trust AI to be fair?
Almost half (45%) of kinship carers leave their jobs when caring for a relative's or friend’s child, according to research findings published on Wednesday (28 May).
After the UK Supreme Court ruling on 16 April, the Football Association (FA) barred transgender women from playing women’s football. The England and Wales Cricket Board made a similar decision. How...
Employers in the UK are responding to the backlash against inclusivity at work by disguising diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, the Guardian reported on Monday (26 May). The move echoes...
A former people and culture manager has won a sexual harassment claim after a tribunal found her manager had made sexist remarks, according to a decision published on Tuesday (13 May).
Supporting people aged 50 and over into work could help solve the productivity and unemployment crisis, experts have said.