Gender Equality
What are the prospects for women in the workplace in 2021?
Big concerns have been raised that gender equality could go backwards as a result of... 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.
Flexible Working Practices
Report backs move to four-day week on full pay
A new report from think tank Autonomy says most firms could afford to move to a four-day... read more
Childcare
Review of 2020 part one
In the first part of our review of the year, we focus on the months from January to April,... read more
Self Employment
Report calls for urgent support for self employed
The interim report of a cross-party inquiry commissioned by the Prospect union warns of a... read more
Diversity
Why awareness of bias is important for greater inclusion
Suki Sandhu from INvolve on why tailored conscious inclusion training is an important part... read more
Gender Equality
‘Equality is now a core business issue’
Jane Farrell from Equality Works on how diversity and inclusion moved from a peripheral to... read more
Gender Equality
Truss resets Government approach to equality
Liz Truss has called for a reset on Government equality focus with more emphasis on social... read more
Recruitment
workingmums.co.uk announces Top Employer Awards 2021 shortlist
workingmums.co.uk have shortlisted 22 employers for its Top Employer Awards 2021 which... read more
Gender Equality
Report highlights how gender stereotypes affect career pathways
A new report focuses on the damaging role gender stereotypes play in children's career... read more
Managing Staff
Creating empathetic workplaces
workingmums.co.uk hosted two recent workshops on how empathy can be used to create more... read more
Flexible Working Practices
A new era on the railway
Sarah Brindley is a train driver with Northern and says the flexibility and support her... read more
Gender Equality
Global mining companies support mentoring scheme
Leading mining companies are supporting an international mentoring programme for women in... read more
Flexible Working Practices
What will the hybrid office look like?
With hybrid working likely to increase after Covid, what will that mean for how the... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Study shows embrace of remote working, but says line managers need support
A major new report shows big support for some form of remote working after Covid, but... read more
Managing Staff
How to have more effective online meetings
A new book highlights how to have better virtual meetings through greater engagement. read more
Managing Staff
Don’t forget the human in a world of AI
Recent reports have highlighted concerns about the risk to privacy and other rights of... read more
Managing Staff
‘Private sector salaries to rise in 2021, depending on sector’
A new report from Willis Towers Watson predicts salaries in the private sector will rise... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Think-tank proposes four-day week in the Scottish public sector
A new report says Scotland could create up to 59,000 jobs by moving its public sector to a... read more
Gender Equality
How to stop overthinking your emails
Rather than reams of rules and teaching women to agonise over every email, it's much... read more
Diversity
Why diversity is good for business
Thom Dennis, CEO at culture change management consultancy Serenity In Leadership, outlines... read more
Diversity
Bosses’ bonuses give little weighting to staff well being
New study finds that for every pound a FTSE 100 CEO could earn for meeting an... read more
