Hot topic: Fertility benefits

Nearly a third (31%) of employees would like to see employers fund fertility treatments such as IVF and egg freezing, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Dyslexia affects workers' memory as well as literacy

?Employers must realise dyslexia can affect memory as well as reading and writing, according to Nancy Doyle, research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London

HR's role in safeguarding LGBT+ business travellers

With regional variations in law and culture to contend with, it’s essential that employees can travel safe in the knowledge their employer is looking out for them

How imposter syndrome and racism overlap

Workplace attitudes to race and lack of role models mean BAME individuals are more susceptible to imposter syndrome

Employees feel pressured by co-workers to drink

Employers should provide more alcohol-free events, as research shows employees feel obliged to drink too much

Exec pay falls by 13% but gulf between top and bottom of firms remains "unacceptably wide"

Executive salaries remain far higher than those of the average worker despite a slight decrease over the past year, according to research from the CIPD and the High Pay Centre

Modern slavery: Government must help firms put checks in place

Four years on from the government passing the Modern Slavery Act businesses are still struggling to handle risk in their supply chains

One in ten retail workers experience sexual harassment

Employers must provide an anonymous HR service for retail workers to report harassment, experts say, after research finds that shop staff feel employers could do more

How mediocre managers ruined Kodak

An organisation will rise or fall depending on if it is willing to get out of its comfort zone and lead with courage, or if it will manage with mediocrity and cease to exist

HRD's pocket guide to... biometrics

The HRD’s pocket guide series offers an explanation of areas outside day-to-day HR that business-savvy HRDs need to have a handle on

Hot topic: Violence against retail workers, part two

?A survey by The British Retail Consortium found that more than 100 retail workers were attacked every day at work last year

Do you know about global union federations?

Global unions federations and their campaigns are mostly unheard of, but they've been fighting for workers' rights and safety for years