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Target for women in FTSE 100 board roles hit ahead of year-end deadline

Women now hold a third of FTSE 100 board roles, says Hampton-Alexander Review but smaller companies struggle.

Shaheen Sayed wins top prize at Women in IT Awards as winners revealed!

Over 900 leading businesses and executives gathered at the world’s largest tech diversity event, the Women in IT Awards London 2020, as award winners were crowned across 20 categories.

Is the four-day week a realistic flexible working option for businesses?

Know Your Money’s Nic Redfern, looks at the feasibility of a four-day-week as flexible working becomes the norm.

Your bias is preventing you from hiring the best talent

The goal of every hiring manager is to select the best talent possible. But will we ever see an end to unconscious bias in recruiting?

Quarter of employees believe bullying and harassment are overlooked

CIPD’s new report calls on organisations to train managers to be more effective at managing bulling and harassment in the workplace.

CEOs’ pay overtakes average worker’s entire 2020 pay in just three days

Annual ‘High Pay Day’ figures published with warning to employers not to treat new CEO pay reporting requirements as a tick-box exercise.

Putting BAME representation on the agenda in financial services

Industry needs to understand its ‘unconscious biases’ and mitigate the impact they have on decisions and BAME professionals.

#PurpleLightUp challenges the narrative around disability in the workplace

#PurpleLightUp celebrates the economic empowerment of disabled people across the globe in support of International Day for Persons with Disabilities.

Flexible working has increased five-fold in the last 20 years

With the number of people working flexible hours increasing by nearly 50% in the last 20 years, this is important when bringing equality to the workplace.

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.