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Highlights from the Stonewall conference

The 2018 Stonewall Workplace Conference focused on what employers can do to become true LGBT allies

Managers must learn to be mentors

Many leaders require a mindset shift towards coaching and mentoring so they can better support their employees

“Conversations with magic” are needed during change

A solutions-focused approach to change management helps reframe uncertainty into manageable questions

More funding and awareness needed on T-Levels

T-levels need greater funding and promotion to be a success, according to the Resolution Foundation

What will the future of work look like?

At Gensler’s Future of Work event speakers predicted what the future has in store for the workplace

The future of L&D? Think Netflix

Santander has started looking to external inspiration to shape its L&D strategies

British searches for EU jobs back to post-referendum levels

The spike following the 2016 referendum subsided but the increases in 2017 and 2018 hint at a more sustained trend

Do HR leaders feel prepared to reskill employees?

Businesses are taking steps to embrace innovation but are held back by skills and lack of digital tools

Zero-hours contracts rose by 100,000 in 2017

Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows rise in contracts without guaranteed hours but warns figures should be treated with caution

Bloodworth: Use of agencies a factor in poor conditions at Amazon

Agency usage is perpetuating poor working conditions at Amazon, author James Bloodworth has said

The war for talent and cities

In the future world of work organisations and cities will be affected by a number of megatrends

Home Office chief people officer: HR must hold businesses to account

HR has a duty to make their voices heard on poor corporate behaviour, the Home Office's chief people officer said