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Rise in full-time female workers boosts employment
A record number of women in full-time work has pushed the UK's employment rate to a new high of 76.3%, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show. In the three months to...
UK companies have ‘poor’ record on ethnic diversity
Most UK companies’ approach to ethnic diversity is unsatisfactory as more than half of the largest companies in the country do not have a director with a BAME background on their board, a...
Return to work with the Morgan Sindall Infrastructure Returnship Programme
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is now inviting applications to the third intake of its award-winning Returnship programme. The Morgan Sindall Infrastructure programme is similar to an internship – an...
Belonging − the missing ingredient of diversity and inclusion
Opening up the conversation on belonging − Asif Sadiq of the Telegraph discusses the need for new thinking in the world of D&I to allow people to truly bring themselves to work. Diversity and...
INSIGHTS: LGBT HISTORY MONTH 2020
February is LGBT History Month in the UK. With such an important date in the LGBT calendar coming up, we wanted to highlight the importance of this month, and discuss why marking LGBT history is...
Making the mix work: is your business diverse and inclusive?
Ask yourself: are you truly diverse and inclusive – and if not, how has that affected you and your business? In a world where everyone can be anyone, does your workplace accept you for you?...
Diversity schemes and womens’ returner programmes are helping companies to succeed, says Tech Talent Charter
Women make up 24 per cent of tech employees at companies signed up to the Tech Talent Charter diversity initiative, up from 19 per cent last year and far ahead of the nationwide figure of 17 per...
Disability in the workplace: mind the (pay) gap?
Claire Powell and Ryan Bradshaw, who specialise in employment law, assess current pay challenges faced by disabled workers. It is easy to assume that in the UK in 2020 a physical or mental...
UK still ‘generations away’ from equality in top jobs
Study finds women make up just over one in 20 CEOs of FTSE 100 firms The UK is “generations away” from achieving gender equality in its top jobs, according to a new study by the country’s...