Diversity

Some way to go for parity for Women in the Workplace says McKinsey report

Women in the Workplace report outlines steps companies can take to fix their broken rung, which is denying women progress in their careers.

Accent bias exists but people can resist the urge to discriminate

Queen Mary University of London study shows people in positions of power have the capacity to resist accent bias.

‘Old boy’s network’ leaves BAME workers 92% less likely to land boardroom job

BAME employees face routine discrimination by an “institutionally racist old boy’s network”, claims a new study by Anuranjita Kumar.

Angel Investment Forum: VC sector is letting down female entrepreneurs

Jenny Tooth OBE, CEO of UKBAA, highlights the importance of angel investment spurring greater investment in women.

Borderless: what are we doing wrong when it comes to promoting women?

In this guest article, Rosalie Harrison, a partner at executive recruitment firm Borderless, shares four ways in which companies can get better at promoting women.

Advanced creates new C-suite role to accelerate business growth

Amanda Grant appointed in newly created position of Chief Product Officer, becoming third female to join the Advance board.

89% of UK employees have suffered excessive stress in the workplace

The 2019 Stress in the Workplace study puts improving understanding of mental health concern over stress levels at work under the spotlight.

Good workplace data promotes better HR decisions

In this second interview about his work at the GLA, Human Resources Reward and Operations Patrick Alleyne discusses the importance of having robust workplace data for supporting equality.

Recruiters must leverage their expertise to close disability employment gap

The Government’s target to reduce the disability employment gap to 16% by 2020 is in potential jeopardy, says the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Transformation comes from within to survive organisational change

Melissa Whiting shares how she has overcome her own impostor syndrome to embrace, sometimes daunting, organisational change