How to stop office humour being offensive

As with anything individuals harbour different tastes, which can affect what they may or may not find funny

Employer duty of care often overlooked when disciplining employees

Employers must recognise that the risk of suicide arises during disciplinaries and dismissals

Engagement surveys failing to provide the full picture

Engagement surveys are not always an accurate measure of true engagement, according to new research

Closing gender gap could add £150 billion to UK economy

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a guide for employers to driving gender diversity

Legal-ease: Contract law

Brown and Anor v Neon Management Services identifies areas where companies may need to re-examine their employment contracts to ensure the best protection for the business

We’re still far from addressing sexual harassment

Are words turning into actions? How far have workplaces come? These are some of the questions Acas explored in a YouGov poll

Are employers to blame for low SPL uptake?

Research reveals there are multiple factors behind why uptake of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) is still so low

What HR can do about a post-truth workplace

With concerns growing over the rise of ‘fake news’ and a ‘post-truth’ culture, HR faces both a challenge and an opportunity

Handling severe allergies in the workplace

With a rise in prevalence of severe food allergies in the UK, how can employers make their workplaces more allergy-friendly?

How businesses can engage BAME employees

As chair of Amazon’s Black Employee Network (BEN) I have seen how vital it can be for organisations to engage black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees

Third of employees don't know pay discrimination is illegal

One in three men (35%) and women (33%) in work do not know that it is illegal to pay women and men differently for equal work

Google: Technologically innovative, culturally backward?

For a supposedly innovative and future-forward company Google is behind the times when it comes to basic equalities and transparency