Disability at work: The majority “silence” the needs of the minority

A panel at a Business Disability Forum conference spoke of the need to break down the taboos around different conditions

Workers want physical contact banned at work

As research reveals employees want workplace physical contact reduced, questions are raised on whether this will prevent harassment

Empower men to solve the gender pay gap

This is not a battle between men and women. It’s a battle about whether a minority of men should be allowed to treat women badly

Workplace maternity discrimination rife

Unfair treatment towards pregnant women and returning mothers is still common in the workplace, according to exclusive research by HR magazine

Baby Boomers bottling up mental health issues

Lack of awareness of mental health conditions is causing Baby Boomers to neglect their wellbeing

Sajid Javid: Remove small criminal offences from job applications

Job applicants with criminal records may not have to disclose small and minor offences to employers under new proposals from the home secretary

#MeToo clauses to address workplace sexual harassment

News that tech investors are inserting ‘#MeToo clauses’ into their contracts with start-ups raises questions about what this means in the wider fight against sexual harassment

Tackle knife crime by creating meaningful work for young people, charities urge

Charities called on employers and the government to join forces to create more opportunities for young people and address the spike in knife crime

Discrimination and mental health issues rife in tech

High levels of discrimination based on gender, ethnicity and neurodiversity persist in the technology sector, according to research

Let’s make ‘Mad Men’ mentoring culture a thing of the past

In the past few years serious problems in male-female mentoring relationships have been raised by the #MeToo movement

Is positive action always a positive thing?

Employers must be careful not to leave themselves open to discrimination claims from groups that haven't been prioritised in diversity efforts

Reform Shared Parental Leave, urges the TUC

?The TUC is calling for an overhaul of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) in response to just 1% of eligible parents taking this up