Co-op faces 400 equal pay claims

Four hundred mostly female employees have launched equal pay claims against supermarket chain Co-op Food

More women working full time and retiring later

The UK employment rate has risen to 76.3%, which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has partially attributed to a record number of women working full time

EHRC guidance on sexual harassment signals need for a radical cultural shift

You can have all the policies, procedures and good intentions in the world, but if they are not put into practice and reviewed on a regular basis, how can they be considered genuine?

Formal approaches aren't always the answer to sexual harassment

When it comes to sexual harassment allegations businesses are slow to embrace restorative solutions

Half of UK workers plan to ask for a pay rise

Forty-nine per cent of UK workers intend to ask their boss for a pay rise in the next 12 months, according to research from Robert Half UK

EHRC urges employers to crack down on harassment post #MeToo

Tougher action is required if harassment is to be stamped out of the workplace, according to guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Accenture's UK&I HRD on what's kept her in HR

Candida Mottershead has been with Accenture more than two decades, but HR at the firm still stretches her

12 months of 2019: April

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

UK falls in ranking for gender equality

The UK has fallen six places in a ranking of gender equality, with economists warning that it could take 100 years to close the global gender pay gap

Inclusive language within tech job adverts

Taking an inclusive approach to jobs ads and encouraging a greater range of interest should be a no-brainer

Combining past and present at L’Oréal

L’Oréal’s UK and Ireland HRD Paul Gilliam explains how the company is making the most of its heritage while ensuring the organisation and its employees are fit for the future of the beauty industry

Are employers supporting men in the wake of #MeToo?

More men are speaking up in the wake of #MeToo, but are employers doing enough to support them?