Recruitment
Why online jobs targeting could be discriminatory
A new paper highlights potential discrimination issues around how jobs are targeted... read more
Employers
Employers can access all of our research, best practice reports and up-to-date news and features about flexible working and diversity issues in this archive – including gender pay gap information and advice, tips for managing flexible staff, how to recruit more women into your business and case studies of companies who are doing great things in this area.
Diversity
Lloyd’s launches its first guide on trans and non binary inclusion
Lloyd's of London has launched a guide to trans and non binary inclusion. read more
Managing Staff
There’s no such thing as certainty
There's a lot of talk about certainty, but in today's world uncertainty is something we... read more
Flexible Working Practices
A flexible family
Ian and Jane Spencer both work for WH Smith and have been able to work flexibly while... read more
Flexible Working
New NHS ‘head of flexible working’ appointment welcomed
Campaigners welcome the appointment of a new 'head of flexible working' in the NHS. read more
Gender Equality
STEM and the gender pay gap
Girls' choices not to take STEM subjects are likely to affect the gender pay gap. So what... read more
Managing Staff
Survey highlights disconnect on fair pay
A new report from the CIPD puts the spotlight on fair pay and shows a disconnect between... read more
Gender Equality
Work and the older woman
Ageism in the workplace affects women differently than men because of societal attitudes... read more
Diversity
Disabled staff face 12% pay gap
New figures highlight a disability pay gap as the BBC announces moves to increase... read more
Managing Staff
IVF and the importance of a safe workplace
Caroline Jones on getting pregnant through IVF and how an unsupportive employer made the... read more
Managing Staff
Supporting workers through IVF
Employers who understand the challenges people going through IVF face can greatly reduce... read more
Flexible Working Practices
How to create flexible teams
Greater flexible working is what people want and what businesses need. Employers just need... read more
Gender Equality
Labour launches manifesto with an emphasis on workers’ rights
Labour has launched its election manifesto with pledges on flexible working, free... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Survey highlights regional differences on flex working
Regional differences on flexible working
Analysis of workingmums.co.uk's annual survey shows significant differences between... read more
Work Life Balance
Women more likely to take time off for work-related stress
An analysis by HSE of figures around work-related stress shows women aged 35 to 44 are the... read more
Gender Equality
Free childcare and flex working feature in Lib Dems manifesto
The Lib Dems have launched their manifesto with pledges on free childcare, a right to day... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Survey shows rise in agency, contracting and freelance work
A REC survey shows the number of people doing contracting, agency work and freelacing is... read more
Gender Equality
CIPD publishes gender pay audit and action plan
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has published its gender pay audit,... read more
Gender Equality
Shared conversations on care
How do we get to greater equality? Men must be part of the equation. We need to include... read more
Gender Equality
Do parents still treat boys differently to girls?
How much does what we expect of children - and adults - affect what they actually do when... read more
Managing Staff
What’s the point of meetings?
A new book from Sweden looks at the rise and rise of meetings and argues that meetings... read more
