Rocketing BME unemployment exceeds worst-case projections
The unemployment rate for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) workers has risen at more than twice the speed for White employees; and is now exceeding worst-case projections, according to the TUC.
CIPD: UK’s ‘failed’ Apprenticeship Levy needs significant reform
The UK’s Apprenticeship Levy has failed on every measure; and will undermine investment in skills and economic recovery without significant reform, reported...
Gen X at risk of inadequate income & poverty in retirement
A new report published today paints bleak retirement prospects for many Generation Xers as Covid-19 disrupts millions of pension plans.
Californian boards remain ‘mostly White’, confirms LCDA
California’s company boardrooms continue to be ‘mostly White’, despite the fact that 39% of the state's population is Latino. Latin...
UK’s 2021 Inclusive Awards now open for nominations
The Inclusive Awards, one of the UK's most anticipated diversity and inclusion awards ceremonies, is now open for nominations. With...
REVEALED: The world’s most ethical companies
The Ethisphere Institute has revealed 2021’s most ethical companies. A total of 135 companies have earned the coveted recognition...
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...
Women want Biden to prioritise inequality, healthcare & jobs
A new national survey carried out by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has revealed exactly which ‘top’ priorities and policies American women...
‘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...
New White Paper offers guidance on how to close pay gaps
Recent pressure on the Government to reinstate gender pay gap reporting and introduce ethnicity pay gap reporting means that companies must get...