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Top employers prioritise gender diversity

High-performing organisations see the recruitment and progression of women as a business-critical priority, according to Top Employers Institute data

Government's disabled worker targets: Experts respond

Amber Rudd's plans to change the benefits system and get more disabled people into work have received a mixed response

Private sector IR35 plans come under fire

The government has launched a consultation on IR35 in the private sector prompting criticism of the public sector roll-out

Nearly a quarter don't trust HR

While the majority of employees hold positive perceptions of HR there are still a large number who have not been won over

Single parents frozen out of apprenticeships

Research released for National Apprenticeship Week paints a mixed view of apprenticeships, with more female management apprentices but few single parents

MPs promised vote on post-Brexit workers' rights changes

Parliament will be given a say after Brexit on adopting future EU rules on workers' rights, the prime minister will announce today

HR being deliberately targeted in cyber security attacks

Hackers are hoping to access data through HR professionals, so they must understand how to stay secure

Three lessons from Accenture UK’s International Women’s Day event

Speakers explored the ways organisations can proactively 'get to equal'

Legislation on non-disclosure agreements to change

?New proposals to prevent employers from using gagging clauses to cover up wrongdoing have been put forward

Mathematically-impossible 2017 gender pay gap figures yet to be corrected

HR professionals must be taught to be statisticians if gender pay gap data is to be calculated accurately, expert warns

One million public sector staff earn less than the living wage

Ahead of worker rights-related Brexit amendments next week, research reveals many public sector workers are at risk of in-work poverty

River Island HRD: Few in HR understand Agile

A London HR Connection event explored how Agile methodology can be used to foster new ways of working