Self Employment
Gender and ethnic disparities affect business outcomes
A new report finds that BAME women entrepreneurs face the biggest barriers to success. 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.
Managing Staff
Emotional intelligence and the future of work
Somi Arian intends to ensure women don't lose out in the Artificial Intelligence... read more
Managing Staff
Aviva and Standard Life Aberdeen commit to Living Hours
Aviva and Standard Life Aberdeen have committed to guaranteed minimum hours and minimum... read more
Diversity
A transformational experience in coaching
Salma Shah's coaching programme puts a diversity and inclusion lens on coaching and she... read more
Diversity
Covid divisions
From hospitality to supermarkets, employers are facing very different issues during Covid,... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Leading employers say trust-based management helps boost Covid productivity
A Working Families survey of leading employers shows several have seen productivity rise,... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Making the best of hybrid working
What do employers need to do to prepare for more hybrid working in the future? read more
Managing Staff
Making the business case for well being
Well being and a sense of purpose are at the centre of Unilever's drive to improve... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Why are more employers not advertising for remote workers yet?
A new survey shows a growing appetite for hiring remote workers, but greater reticence... read more
Flexible Working Practices
‘74% of finance firms are reviewing their real estate’
A new report suggests many City firms are reviewing their real estate. read more
Diversity
Exploring Black legacies in STEM
An online exhibition of Black scientists and a panel discussion about Black women... read more
Managing Staff
Boosting mental health support during COVID-19
As World Mental Health Day approaches, we ask SMS about what it is doing to boost the... read more
Diversity
New guide published on how to talk about race at work
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development has published a new guide to help HR... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Why homeworkers should take time off if they are sick
Alison Collins from Manchester Metropolitan University argues that too many homeworkers... read more
Flexible Working Practices
How have financial services supported parents in the pandemic?
A webinar last week focused on how some financial services companies have managed during... read more
Recruitment
Government announces work coach scheme
The Government has announced a new scheme to hire 13,500 additional work coaches to help... read more
Gender Equality
The consequences of Covid for working mums
Employers need to be aware of the short-term consequences of the Covid double shift on... read more
Managing Staff
‘Employers failing to top up low-income earnings of furloughed workers’
A new Institute of Employment Studies report on furloughed workers in low-income jobs may... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Crisis set to accelerate workforce trends already underway
A new survey from McKinsey & Company highlights how Covid-19 is speeding up... read more
Gender Equality
Call for more action on equality
The TUC is calling for the Equality Act to be fully enforced on its 10th anniversary as a... read more
Managing Staff
Telling fertility stories
Fertility and reproductive health in the workplace can be a taboo subject. A recent... read more
