Investors turn up heat on firms to increase board diversity
Investment managers are turning up the pressure on UK companies to improve ethnic and gender diversity on their boards; and have set out...
International Women’s Day Workshop: 1 March 2021
Thrive, the social enterprise for gender equality, has organised an International Women’s Day (IWD) Workshop on 1 March 2021.
Half of Brits fear Covid-19 will widen gender pay gap
The British public fear that Covid-19 will have a devastating impact on workplace equality, and undermine business efforts to address the gender...
BBC announces ambitious diversity & inclusion targets
The BBC's Director-General has announced the 'most ambitious' diversity and inclusion targets in the media industry to date. The...
How to break the barriers preventing Black & Ethnic Minority professionals from reaching senior...
Leadership coach and author Anthony Francis reflects on the severe lack of Black leadership talent in the UK. He provides key...
‘Soul-destroying’ ageism rises for older job seekers
Often stereotyped as ‘too experienced’, many older workers are continuing to be disadvantaged and discriminated against during their job search, reveals a...
FTSE firms achieve ‘dramatic’ 50% rise of women on boards
More than a third (34.3%) of FTSE 350 board positions are now held by women, representing a 50% increase over the last...
Hybrid, Flexible, Smart Working & Safe Return to the Office
Supporting hybrid, flexible and smart working with a safe return to the office is the focus of the next Virtual Diversity Forum,...
Firms must report gender pay gap, confirms UK Government
After much confusion, the UK Government has confirmed that companies must file in their gender pay gap reports for 2020-21.
Over half of UK employers plan to recruit in Q1 of 2021
Over half (56%) of UK employers expect to recruit in the first quarter of 2021 with fewer firms now planning redundancies, confirmed...