Proposals to raise the retirement age are fueling fears that employees over 45 will become more vulnerable to redundancy, research has suggested.

A study of French workers has suggested that there is no difference in attitudes between generations in the workplace.

The Office of National Statistics has revealed that the gender pay gap has decreased to 10.2% during 2010.

The outgoing boss of Barclays Bank, John Varley, defies the stereotypical image of greedy, uncaring bankers. He is as happy to talk about equality as equity markets.

Research has suggested that women are more likely to feel a sense of loyalty to their employers.

Equal pay groups are said to be "dismayed" at the Government's U-turn changing its original plan to force companies to disclose their gender pay difference. Now they will only make such requirements...

The Minister for disabled people, Maria Miller, has today announced a review into disability employment support.

The European Union could introduce Europe-wide legislation introducing quotas for female membership of boards of directors, a legal firm has warned.

If a company's staff isn't gender balanced, it is necessarily discriminating, according to a author and prominent blogger on corporate social responsibility and human resources.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has become the first fire and rescue service to achieve the Excellence Standard for its equality and diversity work under the Fire and Rescue Services Equality...

Mini-me syndrome is a social phenomena where executives and others in the recruitment process choose employees and successors who are similar to themselves - often in age, style, industry experience...

Women are making up an ever greater proportion of the boards of UK companies.