Clash of the cultures: High street vs. high end

Sports Direct’s purchase of flagging department store chain House of Fraser is only the latest in a series of high-profile M&A activity in retail

One in five staff at Save the Children UK have faced harassment or discrimination

The charity pledges to take action following a review into its workplace culture

Employers should rethink DC pension scheme design

Employers should re-evaluate their approach to default design for DC pension schemes, to ensure that they are helping members retire comfortably, according to BlackRock

Green Party calls for a 'Free Time Index' to measure wellbeing

GDP should be replaced as a measure of national wellbeing by an index showing how much free time people have to enjoy, according to the party

Lessons on flexible working from the Working Families conference

Speakers at Working Families’ National Work Life Week Conference 2018 shared best practice for changing organisational culture to be family-friendly and flexible

Lower socio-economic backgrounds still underrepresented in law

People from lower socio-economic backgrounds are hugely underrepresented in the legal profession, research from The Bridge Group and The Sutton Trust has found

Discrimination affects one in four workers

Almost one in four UK employees (23%) say they or a colleague have been discriminated against in the past 12 months, according to research from Learnlight

Businesses to publish parental pay and leave policies

Ten major firms have agreed to publish their parental leave and pay policies online in a move to become more transparent to working parents

CIPD and Mind launch mental health guide for managers

?The CIPD and Mind have published a revised mental health guide for managers to improve support for those experiencing stress and mental health issues at work

We need to quicken the pace of diversity change

Ethnic minority inclusion isn’t progressing in step with other areas

One in eight pressured to compromise ethical standards

One in eight (12%) UK employees have felt pressure to compromise their organisation’s ethical standards, according to the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE)?

Bringing culture change home

A new mission, vision, values and strategic plan needed to be backed up by a shift to an achievement culture at Hyde Housing Association