Later life workers at Nationwide

UK building society Nationwide provides an insightful example of why companies should consider taking on later life apprentices.

Women should not feel guilty about having work/life balance

Women in senior leadership roles shouldn’t feel guilty for striking a work/life balance, according to Fleur Evans, partner at global headhunting firm JCA Group.

Dementia a key concern for businesses

Three-quarters (74%) of UK HR professionals agree with recent calls from the Alzheimer’s Society for every company to have a dementia policy, research has revealed.

Employment policies failing older workers

Existing employment policies are failing to address the biggest challenges facing older workers, according to research from Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing.

Forced gender pay gap disclosure raises questions

The prime minister’s plans to force large companies to publish gender pay gap details, while broadly welcomed, have met with some queries from the business community over the effectiveness of this in...

Companies forced to reveal gender pay gap

Companies with more than 250 employees will be forced to disclose the gender pay gap in their workplaces from next year.

Preparing Gen Y students to lead tomorrow’s digital world

Many employers assume Generation Y students have an innate digital know-how and leave university ready to apply these skills at work. But just because they are young, connected and have grown up with...

Getting gender equality in technology firms right

The technology industry has seen an employment boom over the last 10 years. While startups have become multi-million pound corporations, keeping a balanced, equal culture is essential. It’s easy for...

Female CEOs inspire female executives to aim higher

Female executives are more likely to want to become a CEO one day if their current CEO is also a woman, according to research from Weber Shandwick.

Only 20% of firms set disability targets

Only one in five (20%) employers set targets for the number of disabled employees they would like, according to research from the Business Disability Forum (BDF).

Age to be measured in BITC Diversity and Wellbeing Benchmark

BITC responds to companies concerned about ageing workforce best practice

Disabled employees offer "competitive advantage"

Employers should be more involved in improving prospects for disabled people