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HR can innovate but it takes time and perseverance

The function must be prepared for some ideas to fail and not get caught up in churning out initiatives as fast as possible

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Barrister Hashi Mohamed talks social mobility and how to make it to the top

Having arrived in Britain as a child refugee Hashi Mohamed worked hard to break through the class ceiling. He now works as a barrister and

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Companies struggling to retain BAME and female graduates

Companies are struggling to retain BAME and women trainees within their workforce, according to a new report for the Institute of Student Employers (ISE)

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DWP ‘shocked’ by own disability tribunal record

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has reportedly lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other employer in the UK since 2016

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Financial firms’ pay gap has risen

?Several financial firms are reportedly paying men on average almost 25% more than the women according to the latest gender pay gap reporting

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Revised IR35 making contractors look for permanent roles

Due to the UK government’s upcoming revised tax rules, 19% of contractors have said they are looking for permanent roles

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John Lewis cuts bonus to lowest level in decades

John Lewis and Waitrose staff will receive a bonus of just 2% in 2020, which is their lowest payout in 67 years

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Businesses leaders count diversity as top priority to improve productivity

More than a quarter (28%) of UK business leaders said increasing diversity and inclusion was a top priority for them in the first half of 2020 in order to improve workplace culture

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The post #MeToo workplace: What’s really changed?

Social movements can have a long-lasting effect on the way that we work. They can bring about positive change and allow what were once delicate topics to be openly discussed

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Statutory Sick Pay now a temporary day-one right due to Coronavirus

Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will begin on the first day of absence rather than the fourth

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Work commute could contribute to gender pay gap

Women are more likely to leave their jobs as a result of their commute to work

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Government tax rules mean employers cut private health cover

A tax on health insurance that caused employers to ‘push’ thousands of private patients back onto the NHS is reportedly costing taxpayers more than £1 billion a decade in additional resources

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