How HR can prepare for Gen Alpha

To make sure that future workforce strategies can support Generation Alpha, and set them up for success, Lara Bryant reports on the four steps that HR leaders should be taking right now.

Is your AI fair? How HR can tackle algorithmic gender bias

For HR leaders, AI promises speed, objectivity and consistency. But can we really trust AI to be fair?  

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Almost half of kinship carers leave their jobs

Almost half (45%) of kinship carers leave their jobs when caring for a relative's or friend’s child, according to research findings published on Wednesday (28 May).

How can HR leaders support transgender employees?

After the UK Supreme Court ruling on 16 April, the Football Association (FA) barred transgender women from playing women’s football. The England and Wales Cricket Board made a similar decision. How...

HR backs ‘DEI by Stealth’ movement, to navigate backlash

Employers in the UK are responding to the backlash against inclusivity at work by disguising diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, the Guardian reported on Monday (26 May). The move echoes...

Former executive wins tribunal over boss' sexist remarks

A former people and culture manager has won a sexual harassment claim after a tribunal found her manager had made sexist remarks, according to a decision published on Tuesday (13 May).

Over-50s support could help lower unemployment rate, experts say

Supporting people aged 50 and over into work could help solve the productivity and unemployment crisis, experts have said.

Woman who was dismissed on her day off wins £24k

A tribunal has awarded a former employee of skincare company Dermalogica UK £24,042.08, upholding her claim of unfair dismissal for being sacked on her day off.

Trans rights are human rights

Woman, man, trans, non-binary – terms which seek to spell out differences. How about ‘people’? That sounds far better.

Why equality will define the future of work

By 2050, the UK workforce will be more diverse than ever, with black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds comprising a significant portion of the labour market.

Football Association bars transgender women

Transgender women can no longer play women’s football in England from 1 June, the Football Association (FA) announced yesterday (1 May). The Scottish FA made a similar decision at the same time.

UEL hosts its first ethnicity pay gap conference

The HR magazine team attended the ethnicity pay gap conference in London yesterday (29 April), organised by the University of East London (UEL)'s Office for Institutional Equity. We outline the...