Flexible work for parents can be a key factor in lifting children out of poverty, a report on poverty in Scotland by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has found.

Over half (51%) of SMEs don’t have a process for setting diversity hiring goals, according to a new report.

An estimated one million people were still on furlough as the scheme ended today (1 October).

Employers can eliminate their gender gaps by assuming everyone is interested in a leadership position, rather than asking them to apply if interested.

Half of UK employers (50%) are looking to award higher pay increases to staff in 2022 compared with 2021.

The number of job adverts requiring applicants to be vaccinated spiked by 116% between August and September this year.

In a continuing sign of the pandemic’s impact on mental health, one third (33%) of the UK workforce are expecting to feel tired and burnt out in 2022.

Sexual harassment is more effectively tackled when treated as a symptom of workplace culture, rather than as an issue of individual behaviour.

Complaints relating to part-time working regulations have risen by 767% since the pandemic, topping the list of tribunal causes that have seen the steepest increase over the past 18 months.

Over a third (34%) of European companies have a woman on the board, making it the world’s leading continent for gender representation in 2021.

Almost two thirds (65%) of UK adults have been ghosted during the recruitment process, negatively impacting candidate experience and employer brand.

New research shows that while the majority of people (80%) say they are concerned about inequality, few agree on what, if anything, should be done about it.