The UK is making good progress on apprenticeships, but still has a way to go to match more advanced programmes in other countries, according to Mercer UK HR director Siobhan Martin.
Equality in the workplace is still plagued by misconceptions. However, impressive progress has been made and the tide is turning. Our webinar panel discusses how far gender diversity has come.
Nestlé's French division took the award for the most inclusive employer in the European Diversity Awards last night.
Pledges by both government and opposition politicians to address the issues of ethnic representation in the boardroom are a welcome step but "only the start", according to Race for Opportunity...
Just over half (52%) of companies currently offer no work experience, despite 76% quoting a lack of experience as the primary reason young people are unprepared for employment, according to a report...
G4S HR director Valerie Dale has left the company to take up the same role at rival company Securitas.
Companies will come under increased pressure from their employees to demonstrate their social purpose in the future, according to Cranfield School of Management professor David Grayson.
David Cameron has announced the Conservatives would increase the level at which employees pay the top rate of tax (40p in the pound) from £41,000 to £50,000 if they gain a majority in the next general...
The national minimum wage increases by 19p to £6.50 per hour for people aged 21 and over today (1 October 2014).
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay in the NHS.
Most employers do not see a link between hiring migrant workers and damaging youth employment, according to a report by the CIPD.
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the Conservatives would freeze benefits for those of a working age if they win a clear majority in the next general election.
