Mental Health
WMPeople.co.uk announces shortlist for Top Employer Awards 2023
WMPeople.co.uk has announced the 24 employers who have been shortlisted for its 2023 Top Employer Awards in February. Read More
Employers
Employers can access all of our employer advice, research and best practice reports in this section, as well up-to-date news and features about flexible working and diversity issues. If your organisation has innovative flexible working policies then please get in touch as we would love to hear more.
Action on age diversity at work: Toolkit
How do we move from awareness of the needs of older workers to action? As part of National Older Workers Week [NOWW] workingwise.co.uk has launched a free employer toolkit which aims to do just that.
The toolkit covers everything from the recruitment process from interviews to job adverts, and flexible working and how to get the most out of it for both employers and employees.
Popular posts
Recruitment
Are your job descriptions turning away talented female applicants?
HR expert Kate Palmer on why having more gender neutral language in job descriptions could... read more
Recruitment
What are the key HR trends for 2023?
Lucie Mitchell asks the experts what 2023 has in store for HR. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Should you hire a “chief remote officer”?
Should you hire a “chief remote officer”?
Many employers are still finding their way with remote working, from solving IT issues to... read more
Employer Case Studies
Gender Equality
Entain: Setting up a women’s network in a male-dominated sector
Entain: Setting up a women’s network in a male-dominated sector
Lizzie Crutchfield’s network at the sports betting and gaming company has grown into a group of 160 women in just over a year.... read more
Gender Equality
Getting more women into the rail & haulage sectors
Anika Shenfield talks to workingmums.co.uk about her role as learning and development manager for Pentalver and Freightliner and how she helped create... read more
Diversity
ServiceNow: People do their best work when they feel at their best
Shyamantha Asokan speaks to Shakira Talbot about her experience of being promoted twice after different maternity leaves at ServiceNow, which won this... read more
Flexible Working Practices
‘I was never not offered an opportunity because I was part time’
Kate Lockett talks to workingmums.co.uk about how she has been promoted up the ranks of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency while working part time. read more
Diversity
Best for diversity and inclusion: ServiceNow
We spoke to ServiceNow about their award-winning policies and practice relating to diversity and inclusion. read more
Gender Equality
Best for SMEs: birdie
workingmums.co.uk talks to birdie, winner of this year's Best for SMEs category in the WM People Top Employer Awards. read more
Latest stories
Gender Equality
Survey highlights bias and discrimination about young women
A new survey by the Young Women's Trust finds 15% of HR managers think men are more suited to senior jobs than women. read more
Gender Equality
Are more young men turning against gender equality and, if so, why?
Reports of a backlash again the gender equality agenda are circulating, and some young men are growing more hostile to it, so what do we do about it? read more
Gender Equality
Towards more involved fatherhood
How can we move beyond the current stalemate on parental leave to encourage more involved dads? A Global Institute for Women's Leadership event this... read more
Gender Equality
‘Flexible working needs to be the default in higher paid jobs’
A Fawcett Society report for Equal Pay Day calls for default flexibility in high-paid jobs if the gender pay gap is to close more quickly and says... read more
Recruitment
Careers After Babies: an accreditation scheme for parent-friendly employers
Careers After Babies: an accreditation for parent-friendly employers
Jessica Heagren launched the new programme after her report on career barriers for working mothers went viral.... read more
Childcare
‘Motherhood penalty’ has pushed a tenth of working mums to leave a job
'Motherhood penalty' has pushed a tenth of working mums to leave a job
New polling shows that 11% of working mothers with children aged four and under have left a job due to the challenges of balancing work and childcare.... read more
Managing Staff
Support for employees who are experiencing fertility issues
30th October to 5th November is National Fertility Awareness Week. Kate Palmer from HR experts Peninsula outlines how employers can best support... read more
Managing Staff
AI at work: why engagement matters
Engaging with people about the implications of AI for work and the reasons workers are using it, sometimes secretly, may take time and effort, but it... read more
