As the UK plunges into a recession, organisations up and down the UK are having to take difficult decisions to consolidate their financial positions and target resource in the most efficient areas.

?The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the professional lives of women in the UK, according to new data from LinkedIn.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hailed the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) a success but Labour has called for a successor to the scheme as well as a ban on “fire and re-hire” methods.

Nearly half a million redundancies could be seen this autumn alone in the UK according to estimates from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).

?The number of D&I roles in UK workplaces has increased by 58% over the past five years according to a new report from LinkedIn.

?MPs have asked chancellor Rishi Sunak to consider a targeted extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to avoid mass unemployment.

Gender inequality in retail roles is putting women’s livelihoods at risk as the sector navigates its coronavirus recovery.

The UK government has opened its Kickstart Scheme which seeks to help 16 to 24-year-olds into work.

?The TUC is encouraging the government to create a new job protection and upskilling programme as the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) comes to a close next month.

?Cybersecurity threats and data breaches are on the rise and a lack of background checking could be putting global businesses at risk according to new research.

A record 253,000 people moved from self-employment to employment in the second quarter of 2020 suggesting that workers are seeking more job security due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Employers are increasingly turning to temporary staff as they try to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.