Experts weigh in on the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)'s maternity leave extension plans

Unscrupulous employers may be taking advantage of new parents that can’t afford to challenge them

There has been a ‘shocking’ increase in workplace pregnancy discrimination over the past decade

What should employers do if they spot suspicious behaviour, and how should they balance the risk of doing nothing with getting it wrong?

We may only be in July, but 2015 could be known as the year that transgender issues became mainstream. People like Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox & Kellie Maloney have undoubtedly increased public...

More than one in 10 (11%) female employees have been dismissed, compulsively made redundant where others in their workplace were not, or treated so poorly they felt they had to leave their jobs after...

Gay and lesbian jobseekers are 5% less likely to be offered a job interview than heterosexual applicants with comparable skills and experience, a study has found.

Egg freezing technology gives women the option to climb the career ladder and have a family later in life. However, is this really a positive incentive? Would it be better to focus on more...

More than one in three (37%) disabled jobseekers have been discriminated against during the recruitment process, according to research commissioned by the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative...

The government's flagship Access to Work (AtW) programme is failing to help enough disabled people into employment because of failings at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to a...

The ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that obesity can constitute a disability could cause real problems for employers, according to Osborne Clarke employment partner Julian Hemming.

Female employees are reluctant to discuss maternity benefits with their employers in case it implies they are planning a pregnancy, according to research by jobs and careers community Glassdoor.