Flexible Working Practices
How to keep healthy when working from home
Jonathan Smith outlines ways to make your homeworking office space more healthy. 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.
Work Life Balance
How can employers address parental burnout?
Nicola Jagielski from Health Assured addresses how employers can deal with the problem of... read more
Managing Staff
‘UK does longest hours in EU, but is often less productive’
UK workers do the longest hours in the EU, according to TUC analysis. read more
Work Life Balance
How I made Partner
Julie Hadfield attributes her increased confidence and success as a Partner at EY to a... read more
Flexible Working Practices
EU fixes minimum rights for ‘gig economy’ workers
The European Parliament has voted through new rights for gig workers. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Asda accused of short-changing 3,000 staff
Asda is seeking to move staff onto flexible contracts which mean staff being paid more per... read more
Work Life Balance
‘Many teachers contemplate leaving due to workload’
Many teachers see themselves leaving the profession in the next few years due to excessive... read more
Recruitment
Unemployment falls, but job vacancies rise
Unemployment is down, but the skills shortage is growing, according to new figures. read more
Gender Equality
The gender pay gap in the financial services sector
Progress on closing the gender pay gap in the financial services sector has been slow and... read more
Gender Equality
A million more women needed in IT
A million more women are needed in IT to reach gender parity and combat the workforce... read more
Work Life Balance
Mental health support launched for smaller employers
Mind launches mental health training for SMEs, with backing from the Federation of Small... read more
Flexible Working Practices
A setback for the four-day week?
Is the Wellcome Trust's decision not to go with the four-day week a setback for flexible... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Linklaters updates its flexible working policy
Linklaters has changed its formal flexible working policy. read more
Gender Equality
Gender pay reporting ‘should not be extended to smaller employers’
Royal Statistics Society calls for the simplification of the gender pay reporting system. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Big interest in the freelance life from parents
Workingmums.co.uk's survey of contracting and freelancing shows a big interest from... read more
Gender Equality
AI and coaching – opportunities and challenges
Claudia Filsinger from the Executive Coaching Consultancy outlines how developments in... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Access to broadband ‘increases fertility’
Women who have access to broadband have more children, but it may create a digital divide,... read more
Gender Equality
The gender pay gap in the construction industry
Construction is one of the worst performing sectors for gender pay equality.... read more
Flexible Working Practices
What do the pension auto-enrolment changes mean for women?
Pension auto-enrolment changes
Kate Palmer from Peninsula outlines how the latest changes in pension auto-enrolment might... read more
Work Life Balance
Stress-related absence rising
A new survey shows high levels of stress at work, with poor management being an increasing... read more
Employment Rights
Does my employer have to reduce my hours if I have depression?
I returned to work after receiving treatment for a cancerous brain tumour. Although I am... read more
