Rate of unemployment reveals socioeconomic penalty for ethnic minorities

A major study into the jobs of people from ethnic minority groups has revealed “persistent racism” in access to positive socioeconomic outcomes

Coronavirus putting women’s careers at risk

Employers must shift focus from helping just mothers to helping parents and do more to address inequality at home if diversity initiatives are to be successful

What Adidas employees are asking for, and why all companies should listen

?German sportswear brand Adidas has been in the headlines after employees sent a report to executives and held a series of protests alleging that existing checks and measures to tackle inequality at...

Eco-conscious workers opting for less business travel

Nearly half of UK workers (48%) want to reduce their business travel due to environmental concerns.

Inappropriate behaviour - when the past is not left in the past

The news that Stephen Jones, head of UK Finance, has quit over "thoroughly unpleasant" personal comments he made in 2008 about financier Amanda Staveley, is a stark reminder to executives that their...

New ONS figures reveal large UK job losses during coronavirus pandemic

The number of workers on UK payroll has reduced by more than 612,000 between March and May as impacts of the coronavirus pandemic set in.

Companies warned of mistakes when making furlough claims to HMRC

Companies need to be careful not to make mistakes when submitting furlough claims to HMRC, law firm Wright Hassall has warned.

Now is the opportunity for a cultural clean slate, says former NBA star John Amaechi

The radical changes of the past few months calls for a rejection of the ‘new normal’, according to NBA star John Amaechi.

Keeping employees safe online during lockdown

On the 16 March the government lockdown came into action. I know, it feels as if we’ve aged 200 years.

HMRC fails to ‘read the room’ in statement on COVID-19 claims fraud

As the country begins – slowly – to ease itself back towards normality and think about life after lockdown, we can all agree that we are feeling more unified, and closer to our fellow people than...

London hospitals develop cloud platform to fill staffing shortages

London hospitals are using a centralised online staffing platform to fill urgent vacancies on the COVID-19 frontline.

Equal pay complaints cause 12% of employment tribunals

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Equal Pay Act, yet employment tribunal records suggest that employers still have a long way to go before it’s aims are achieved.