Current economic uncertainty may be leading many retirement-age workers to consider continuing in employment. This can only be good news for employers.

Lloyds TSB has been found to be the most gay-friendly employer in the UK, followed by Hampshire Constabulary and Brighton and Hove City Council.

HM Prison Service reports there has been no transformation in the experience of black and minority ethnic staff and prisoners over the past five years despite putting significant systems and process...

Members of the House of Lords approaching age 65 have been sent spoof letters telling them they must retire in nine months, as part of a campaign from The Employers Forum on Age (EFA).

Lesbians find sexism in the workplace to be a bigger problem than homophobia, according to Stonewall.

Employers have been warned that although there are laws to protect elderly workers they will find it hard to find a remedy for the growing problem of ageing workforces.

BT has won an award for exemplary practices in the recruitment, retention and promotion of older workers.

Black police officers have launched a recruitment boycott of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Tesco, the UKs number one food retailer, now employs nearly 55,000 workers over the age of 50.

Research shows gay staff tend to stay with companies that have strong diversity policies rather than risk harassment in less progressive workplaces.

Physiotherapists are urging government not to remove funding that helps public sector employees gain or remain in employment.

Diversity remains a tick-box activity rather than a strategic imperative, according to research just published by the CIPD.