We have all had that feeling around appraisal season. Everything seems fine so why waste time when we have work to get on with?

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%. 

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of UK workers said AI or 'robots' give them better support for their careers than people do, as they feel unheard by their employers.

The majority (79%) of UK HR professionals have said that their career progression expectations have either been met or exceeded, rising by 6% since 2020.

Over half (51%) of workers do not think people from all backgrounds will ever have equal opportunity to succeed within their organisation.

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

Data compiled by the CIPD shows that the HR profession still has a long way to go to improve diversity and lags behind the general workforce in this area.

More than a third (38%) of UK professionals have been approached more than five times for a new job in the past year.

It's an absolute and utter con-trick that meritocracy has ever existed anytime or anywhere in history, especially if we want to go by its meaning that it's a society governed by people selected...

?Tesco is the first employer to achieve the CIPD People Development Partner status, as part of efforts to encourage HR to boost its own progression