Volatile pay the norm for UK workers

Eighty per cent of workers experience fluctuating pay packets, with low-paid workers most at risk, according to research from the Resolution Foundation

Planning Christmas in a post-Weinstein world

As organisations turn their minds to planning this year's festive season, does HR need to take a tougher stance on Christmas parties and secret Santa gifts post-Weinstein and #MeToo?

Companies may be forced to reveal ethnicity pay gaps

Prime minister Theresa May has launched a consultation around mandatory reporting as part of plans to help minorities in the workplace

Dyslexic individuals could help tackle skills crisis

Tapping into the way dyslexic people view and interact with the world could help companies meet future business challenges, according to a report by EY and charity Made by Dyslexia

One in five staff at Save the Children UK have faced harassment or discrimination

The charity pledges to take action following a review into its workplace culture

Why hiring white women isn't enough

The risk of solely hiring 'more women' (which often just means privileged white women) is that it limits the benefits of greater diversity

Education Committee calls for action to improve quality of apprenticeships

Quality of training is poor and disadvantaged people are missing out on opportunities, report finds

Collecting criminal records during recruitment not GDPR-compliant

Charity Unlock has issued guidance for employers around hiring candidates with criminal records

Mental health support for male employees

Men are often described as a ‘hard to help’ group in relation to engagement with health issues

Why are we still seeing age discrimination when hiring senior workers?

There are five common stereotypes around older workers that must be overcome for both society and business to benefit

Lower socio-economic backgrounds still underrepresented in law

People from lower socio-economic backgrounds are hugely underrepresented in the legal profession, research from The Bridge Group and The Sutton Trust has found

Discrimination affects one in four workers

Almost one in four UK employees (23%) say they or a colleague have been discriminated against in the past 12 months, according to research from Learnlight