This week, researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College revealed working beyond normal retirement age might help stave off dementia. The study suggests a significant link between later...

West Midlands Fire Service held a networking event to promote gender equality in the organisation and show the increasing contribution made by its female employees.

Companies must ensure equality does not "slide down the top table agenda" during the recession, HR directors and diversity champions were warned yesterday.

West London Mental Health NHS Trust has launched an online diversity training module to ensure assessment processes are more easily managed.

The Single Equality Bill, published today, will mean employers must reveal how salaries of their male staff compare with their female colleagues'.

With the Equality Bill due to be published today (27th April), research by DLA Piper finds nearly two-thirds of businesses have still not reviewed gender pay gaps.

Increasing diversity in the Metropolitan Police is essential to making it more accountable, says HR director Martin Tiplady.

The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) is running trials of an equality standard with 11 police forces to help them make better use of resources, increase staff retention and build a more...

If employers made the most of female staff, it could add 23 billion to the UK economy, according to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

Employment regulations service Acas has launched an equality and diversity guide for employers on the role monitoring plays in the workplace.

Prudential has made history by appointing the first black chief executive of a FTSE 100 company.

Employers who retain older workers have been told they will be better placed to emerge from the recession.