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Focus more on intersectionality, organisations told

A panel at EUROUT conference spoke of the need to think about the person as a whole and about the challenges and opportunities of setting diversity and inclusion targets

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

A postcard from... Vietnam

Our 'postcard from' series keeps you updated on key HR areas in different countries

Measuring mental health intervention ROI

Talking about new attitudes to mental health may feel the right thing to do, but there needs to be hard numbers on return on investment

Employers should report ethnicity and disability pay gaps, says think tank

Pay transparency should be extended to cover ethnicity and disability pay gaps, according to a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research

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

Hot topic: Worker share schemes, part two

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell recently set out plans that would oblige large firms to offer worker share schemes

Are workers the real losers in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit?

In the face of a possible 'no-deal' scenario, employees could stand to lose the most

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

Hot topic: Worker share schemes

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell recently set out plans that would oblige large firms to offer worker share schemes