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Forced gender pay gap disclosure raises questions

The prime minister’s plans to force large companies to publish gender pay gap details, while broadly welcomed, have met with some queries from the business community over the effectiveness of this in...

Six in 10 graduates 'underemployed'

Six in 10 (60%) 2013 and 2014 graduates consider themselves underemployed or working in a job that does not require a degree, according to research from Accenture Strategy.

Government forges ahead with strike reforms

Reforms to minimum turnouts in strike ballots and time limits on mandates for industrial action will go ahead as planned with the unveiling of the government’s Trades Union Bill today.

Companies forced to reveal gender pay gap

Companies with more than 250 employees will be forced to disclose the gender pay gap in their workplaces from next year.

Working from home 'transferring cost onto employees'

More than four in ten (43%) employees think that being offered the chance to work from home is the result of employers transferring workspace costs onto the employee, according to a report by Regus.

Internal data leaks more likely than external

The majority of privacy failures come from inside organisations, with the evolving role of the chief privacy officer key to combatting this, managing director at member-based advisory firm CEB Brian...

CBI warns of 'skills emergency'

The UK must strengthen its education and skills systems to avoid being outpaced by international competitors, according to a survey from the CBI and Pearson.

Using data could boost UK productivity by 3%

Using data to inform business decisions could boost the UK’s productivity by 3%, according to innovation charity Nesta.

Productivity plan criticised for not going far enough on skills

Chancellor George Osborne has been criticised for skimming over the UK’s skills shortage issue in his recently released productivity plan, ‘Fixing the Foundations’.

Don't forget what it's like to be a candidate

HR has forgotten what it’s like to be a candidate, former head of talent and resourcing at TalkTalk Jo Taylor has said.

Virtual conflicts hampering international teams

Fewer than one in 10 (9%) employees think they can communicate completely effectively with business associates in other countries, according to research from Education First (EF).

Accenture uses internal comms to encourage shared parental leave take-up

Harnessing internal communications can encourage take-up of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) within organisations, according to Accenture managing director, UK and Ireland human resources Sam Clark.