UK professions are gradually becoming reflective of our society as companies have increased hiring rates for underrepresented groups in a push to diversify their employee bases.
For a number of years, businesses have been working to embed diversity initiatives and inclusive behaviours into their culture, increasing awareness and understanding of the benefits a diverse...
Starting Monday 15 March, a four day conference hosted by The Whitehall and Industry Group (WIG) will examine the importance of diversity and inclusion within organisations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out a decade’s worth of progress in reducing unemployment in the UK’s industrial cities, according to a new report.
?Leaders need to be brave enough to fight back against racism in the workplace, according to journalist and author Reni Eddo-Lodge on day one of the CIPD’s annual conference.
If improving workplace diversity and inclusion isn’t on your agenda, then you need to take a different view. Many businesses are now taking a positive step in the right direction, incorporating new...
People who move to London and the south-east for their career have better prospects and earn more money than those who stay in the areas where they grew up.
Twenty unemployed people are chasing every vacancy in disadvantaged areas of the UK, up from around four people per vacancy before the coronavirus hit.
Over half (55%) of Scottish employees go to work despite not feeling well enough, according to CIPD Scotland.
On 25 May there was yet another incident of police brutality where an African-American man, George Floyd, was killed by police officers in Minneapolis.
With the UK’s LGBT+ calendar becoming more robust and dynamic with each passing year, we are delighted to welcome yet another addition, the newly launched Lesbian Visibility Week, into the fold.
Demand for green jobs in the UK has risen by nearly a third (32%) in the last 12 months.