Raising LGBT awareness in Italy

Aon wanted its LGBT diversity and inclusion efforts in Italy to match the values of the wider company, and for employees to feel able to be themselves

Is The Apprentice racist? Lessons for race at work

With its BAME firing rate and lack of BAME winners it seems the BBC show suffers the same ailments as the business world

Paid leave for domestic abuse victims at South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire Council is the first local authority in the UK to offer an additional 10 days’ paid leave to domestic abuse survivors, alongside a raft of other case-by-case support

Three lessons from the Masculinity in the Workplace conference

Speakers at the event sought to challenge stereotypes about gender roles in society and the workplace

Employers must combat outdated masculinity stereotypes

Research released to coincide with International Men's Day (19 November) finds that lack of inclusive policies and attitudes creates challenges for men in the workplace

One common goal: HR at Everton Football Club

Everton is known for being a family club so HR was redesigned to help better reflect this stance among employees

Fawcett calls for 'right to know' law to tackle unequal pay

Research finds most women don't know how much male colleagues earn, as Labour pledges to close the gender pay gap by 2030

FTSE 350 lagging behind on women in senior leadership

?Half of all senior leadership roles in FTSE 350 companies must go to women in 2020 if the Hampton-Alexander Review’s targets are to be met

End of an era: Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth on five years at the Beeb

This year Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth entered our HR Most Influential Hall of Fame and the BBC won two gongs at our HR Excellence Awards. The outgoing BBC HRD looks back on all that’s been achieved in her...

Hot topic: Preventing knife crime, part two

In April the Office for National Statistics revealed that knife crime hit its highest level since records began in 2011

CIPD annual conference round-up: Day two

What the HR magazine team learned on day two of the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition

Tanni Grey-Thompson: Disability targets give a false picture of progress

Speaking at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition, Grey-Thompson explored the tough job HR faces in making workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities