Flexible Working Practices
Finding the perfect flexible role
Gemma Saward talks to Workingmums.co.uk about how she got her flexible part-time role at... 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
UBS Career Comeback programme wins returners award
Workingmums.co.uk spoke to Sophie Robson from UBS about their returner programme which won... read more
Dads
Investing in leave for dads helps mums
How do we get fathers to take parental leave? Do they need role models? Do we need to... read more
Diversity
Number of women executive members on FTSE 100 companies falls
Report shows female pipeline slowing
The number of women coming through the ranks of FTSE 100 businesses has fallen by 4.1% in... read more
Diversity
Creating a ripple effect for returners
Julianne Miles, winner of this year's Working Mums Champion award, talks to Mandy Garner... read more
Diversity
Men account for 95% of CEOs at global firms in US and Europe
'Less than 5% of CEOs of top European and US firms are women'
Men still hold 95% of CEO positions at the largest companies in the US and Europe,... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Flexi workers say they are more productive and happier
'Flexible workers more productive'
Workers who are offered the option of flexible working are more productive, happier and... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Part-time mums most likely to say flexible working bias harmed their career
'Third think career suffers due to flex'
A third of all UK workers believe those who work flexibly create more work for others,... read more
Diversity
93% of European VC funds for tech go to companies with all-male founders
Report notes urgent diversity problem for tech funding
Ninety-three per cent of all funds raised by European venture capital-backed tech... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Moving to a four-day week on full pay
SME wins award for four-day week
Rich Leigh is used to people suggesting moving his business, Radioactive PR, to a four-day... read more
Managing Staff
Is hugging at work considered sexual harassment?
Is workplace hugging sexual harassment?
Shares in Ted Baker have hit a three-year low after allegations of "forced hugging" about... read more
Diversity
Women in STEM: ‘overmentored and undersponsored’
Report calls for more sponsorship of women in STEM
Women in the STEM industry are overmentored and undersponsored, according to a new report... read more
Gender Equality
Top 10 roles where women earn more than men
Where women earn more than men
The Office for National Statistics estimates that across all roles surveyed, there was an... read more
Flexible Working Practices
‘Agency workers losing £400 a year ‘
Agency workers face pay penalty, says report
Agency workers face an average pay penalty of £400 a year compared to direct employees... read more
Diversity
Why inclusion matters to all of us
I’ve been thinking a lot about inclusion of late. Mainly because it’s my job,... read more
Women Leaders
Senior part-timer
Working part time in a senior role
Claire Brown left a million miles an hour job in the City and is now working part time as... read more
Flexible Working Practices
What makes for better flexible working?
New white paper launched on flexible working
Employers should do more to gather evidence of the growing demand for flexible working by... read more
Managing Staff
Employers looking to maintain or increase investment in workplace benefits
Employers back employee benefits
Nearly all employers are planning to maintain or increase their spend on employee benefits... read more
Diversity
The Women’s Business Council: five years on
The gender pay gap for workers over 60 has increased in last five years and the number of... read more
Managing Staff
Social media at work: are employers being clear enough?
Guidance on social media at work
News stories crop up every day about how unprofessional or controversial social media... read more
Diversity
Call for mandatory action plans for ethnicity pay gap reporting
Make action plans for ethnicity pay gap mandatory
Employers should be required to publish an action plan on what they are doing to reduce... read more
