How can HR better support deaf employees?

After a Labour MP was forced to leave a committee session when her hearing aids ran flat, we asked: how can employers better support staff who have hearing loss, or are deaf?

Visible difference: the invisible protected characteristic

To encourage an inclusive working environment, employers and HR professionals must make sure that they, and their employees, are educated about visible difference.

Google agrees to pay $28m in alleged discrimination case

Google agreed on Tuesday (18 March) to pay $28 million (£21.5 million) to settle a lawsuit alleging the company gave white and Asian employees better pay and career opportunities than employees of...

New welfare reforms may negatively impact employers, commentators warn

Commentators have warned that the UK government's overhaul of the welfare system, which aims to help sick and disabled people into work, may negatively impact employers.

How can HR support employees in their 60s to remain in work?

More than three quarters (78%) of UK workers are confident they could do their job, or one like it, by the time they are 60. However, this number falls to just half (49%) when asked if they could do...

One in three disabled workers want more time working from home

Nearly one in three disabled workers (30%) who are hybrid working would like to spend more of their work time working at home, new research has found.

Health and Wellbeing at Work 2025: Day two round-up

Influential HR leaders inspired attendees of the 'Best Place to Work' seminar theatre yesterday (12 March), at Birmingham’s NEC, for the second and final day of this year's Health and Wellbeing at...

Why WEI should replace DEI

For healthier, more engaged, and more aligned workforces, employers need to stop treating wellbeing, engagement, and inclusion separately.

Graduates from minority backgrounds half as likely to be recruited

Ethnic minority graduates from low socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to be offered an entry-level role, compared with white graduates, research has found.

Entrepreneurship makes female founders more confident

Entrepreneurship makes 80% of female founders more confident and 87% happier, despite the challenges of running a business, research released today (7 March) has shown.

Police leader investigated over a tweet raises free speech concerns

Chief inspector Andy George, president of the National Black Police Association, is being investigated for misconduct after posting a tweet viewed as critical of the police, The Guardian reported...

Half of young people concerned they lack career skills, experience or qualifications

More than half (56%) of young people aged 16 to 25 are concerned they lack the skills, experience or qualifications to pursue the career they want, according to the King’s Trust Youth Index report.