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Legal | Employment law changes in April: everything you need to know
Several changes to employment legislation are coming in April. The cost-of-living crisis is at the forefront of the agenda, and many of these changes are designed to to put more money in people’s...
Culture | What high-performing organisations have in common
With all disruptions caused by Covid-19, changes in work patterns and changes in employee turnover, businesses have to re-evaluate the way they work, how they treat their employees, their higher...
HMRC | Working class and a woman: what the research tells us
Characteristics such as socio-economic background do not exist in isolation, and there are important interactions between socio-economic background and women.
Migrant labour | Seasonal workers scheme fails to deliver a good harvest
Following Brexit and the imminent end to EU Freedom of Movement, and to address the reliance upon migrant seasonal workers in the UK horticultural sector, on 6 March 2019 the government announced the...
IWD 2022 | Living openly as a trans woman in the workplace
Lying, they say, is harder work than telling the truth. But the sad truth is that for LGBT+ people, bad work environments end up making liars of us all.
Inclusion | The pandemic's long-term impact on inequality
The unprecedented stop-start to life caused by Covid-19 has had a huge impact on workforces, particularly among diverse communities according to research by McKinsey, and it might be many more years...
Culture | Fostering a culture of belonging and engagement in a hybrid environment
As we transition into our new-normal, hybrid environment, maintaining a sense of belonging and engagement is going to become a key priority for HR departments.
IWD 2022 | What challenges do queer women face in the workplace?
Statistics around inequality for women in the workplace are both easy to find and damning, like the fact that in 2021, the average gender pay gap among full-time employees was 7.9%.
IWD 2022 | How can employers champion single mothers?
There are 1.8 million single parents in the UK, the vast majority of whom (nine out of 10) are women. Almost all are in work or want to work, and pre-pandemic single-parent employment hit record...
IWD 2022 | Disability is just part of being human
Intersectionality is just another word for being human. None of us sit in just one box. And yet, too often in our conversations about disability, inclusion, and belonging, we focus on just one strand...
Wellbeing | How to handle employee mental health pressures
There is a stigma attached to revealing a mental illness, so many individuals hide this for fear that they may be judged unfavourably and treated differently.
Legal ease | We need to talk about ageism in the workplace
Ageism is often overlooked as a form of discrimination, but with an ageing population and increased attention to workers’ rights, employers would do well to take a strong line against it