Women in their 50s have the biggest gender pay gap

Women aged 50 to 59 are subject to the widest gender pay gap, according to data compiled by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), published on Monday (17 February).

Supercharging inclusion for working parents and carers

How can organisations best support employees who are parents and carers? HR magazine editor Charissa King chaired a discussion on this topic at the Inclusive Workplace Conference. Georgia Lewis...

Employers can’t afford not to support employees with endometriosis

New data from the Office for National Statistics reveals a stark reality: patients with endometriosis face a persistent wage gap, earning £56 less monthly within five years of diagnosis.

It’s time we scrapped DEI roles and refocused on business performance

Employers must move past the corporate inclusion machine and refocus on what actually works.

Time, please! Why healthier workplace cultures might not include alcohol

As more and more people reconsider their attitude to alcohol, or give up altogether, Dominic Bernard examines why putting the bottle aside might be increasingly necessary for ensuring healthier...

Asda equal pay tribunal advances to final stage

Female workers at supermarket Asda have advanced to the final stage in their legal battle for equal pay, in what law firm Leigh Day described as "the largest ever private-sector equal pay claim".

Acas updates neurodiversity-at-work guidance

Workplace advisory firm Acas has reported that 39% of line managers find it difficult to have conversations about neurodiversity at work.

Women face fewer employment opportunities, charity finds

Women are less likely to get a job than they were in 2022, according to research conducted by the charity Smart Works.

How HR can reclaim DEIB as a priority

There’s no denying that momentum for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) has been hit hard. It seems that, while the desire to make progress is there, the necessary resources and...

"Unapologetically racist" worker sparks extreme-beliefs-at-work debate

The exposure of an “unapologetically racist” HMRC employee has raised questions about how HR and recruiters monitor and hire people with extreme political beliefs.

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How should HR handle pronoun disputes at work?

A tribunal judicial ruling has allowed a claimant to refer to a transgender colleague with pronouns they did not choose, raising questions over how to manage disputes regarding gender identity in the...

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How will Trump’s anti-DEI policies affect programmes in the UK?

US President Donald Trump used executive orders to scrap his predecessor Joe Biden’s order that all federal agencies have to come up with equity plans. Trump has also ended diversity, equity and...