Address flexible working to tackle gender pay gaps

Flexible working is a significant issue for organisations seeking to tackle their pay gaps, and some have been more progressive than others

Hot topic: Unpaid trial shifts, part two

MPs recently proposed banning unpaid trial shifts, after unions received complaints of people working eight-hour shifts without pay

Hot topic: Unpaid trial shifts

MPs recently proposed banning unpaid trial shifts, after unions received complaints of people working eight-hour shifts without pay

Managing the fallout of gender pay gap reports

The deadlines for employers in both the public and private sectors to publish gender pay gap information have passed

Low-skilled jobs relabelled as apprenticeships

Courses incorrectly labelled as apprenticeships account for nearly 40% of such training designed by employers in recent years, a report by Reform has found

Women’s Business Council launches gender toolkit for CEOs

A toolkit aimed at male CEOs has been launched to share ideas on closing the gender pay gap

Businesses still falling foul of national minimum wage rules

With different rules about what counts towards the NMW the regulations are not always easy to put into practice

Self-employed mothers earn less

?Just 20% of self-employed mothers are earning as much as they did before they had children

Firms fail to put 'gig' worker policies in place

As the number of non-traditional workers is expected to grow many businesses aren't giving them guidance or training

London workers lose out on pay rises because of housing costs

High housing costs are limiting the overall income gains from regional wage variances

Gender pay gaps are as much about low pay as high pay

As NHS Trusts publish their pay gaps it is clear that an equal pay system doesn't mean pay parity

HR must get to grips with blockchain

Blockchain experts warn that HR must understand this emerging technology or they risk being left behind