FTSE companies urged to appoint more women on boards

The Hampton-Alexander Review finds that, while progress has been made by some, five FTSE 350 firms still have all-male boards

FTSE 100 CEO pay rises by 11% in a year

CEO reward increases outstrip pay rises for the wider workforce, fuelling questions over fairness and governance in Britain’s businesses

SME leaders facing burnout

SMEs are close to breaking point because of an 'always-on culture', research from Advanced has found

PwC to ban all-male shortlists

PwC has banned all-male shortlists for jobs in the UK, in an attempt to boost the number of women in senior roles

Dame Morrissey: Gender equality at work in a "halfway house"

Organisations must move beyond issues surrounding mothers to address their cultures, according to Helena Morrissey

Employers fail to give financial guidance

Businesses worry about getting too involved with the financial lives of staff and the costs of doing so

HR managers most likely to take time off because of stress

Employees feel under-valued and pressurised, with many using alcohol and drugs to ‘unwind’ at the end of the day

Hierarchical cultures stifle innovation, say experts

?HR must steer away from hierarchical work cultures to survive uncertain times, according to director of learning at the Corporate Research Forum (CRF) Nick Holley

Law partners suspect gender pay gaps

A significant number of female partners are not being paid as much as men doing similar work

Three-quarters of women lack confidence in the workplace

Training and networking can help to improve women's self-confidence

Boards unsure of company culture

?Boards often struggle to understand the culture of their organisations, research has found

Employers favour UK-wide immigration system post-Brexit

Most employers would back a national approach to post-Brexit immigration, according to research