Employers can access all of our research and best practice reports in this section, as well as information on our Employer Awards and Events and 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.
New white paper launched on flexible working
Employers should do more to gather evidence of the growing demand for flexible working by asking people about their priorities at job interviews in order to get line manager buy-in for culture change, according to a new Workingmums.co.uk’s white paper on flexible working. read more
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
Where women earn more than men
The Office for National Statistics estimates that across all roles surveyed, there was an... read more
New white paper launched on flexible working
Employers should do more to gather evidence of the growing demand for flexible working by asking people about their priorities at job interviews in... read more
The UK underinvests in addressing the issues that drive women’s underrepresentation in technology-related jobs, according to... read more
The last decades have seen huge changes in our working lives. The number of women who work after having children has risen significantly, and a... read more
Better training of line managers in how to manage flexible workers and greater availability of senior level flexible jobs are vital for reducing the... read more
Workingmums run a range of events specifically for employers, from networking and awards, to best practice round table events with senior HR professionals.
Organisations that don't adapt to the turbulent work atmosphere we face in the next few years will suffer. Learn from others about their experience of... read more
Given tech is one of the key sectors for the future, how can the numbers of women entering it and progressing up the career ladder be improved? read more
The Awards recognise employers both big and small who have embraced the business benefits of flexible working and have been proactive in seeking to... read more
Report shows female pipeline slowing
The number of women coming through the ranks of FTSE 100 businesses has fallen by 4.1% in the last year, according to a new report. read more
In just five years Julianne Miles and her team at Women Returners have played a huge role in changing the narrative for people who have taken a... read more
'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, according to a new report. read more
'Flexible workers more productive'
Workers who are offered the option of flexible working are more productive, happier and less stressed, according to a new study. read more
'Third think career suffers due to flex'
A third of all UK workers believe those who work flexibly create more work for others, according to a new study which finds a similar proportion... read more
Report notes urgent diversity problem for tech funding
Ninety-three per cent of all funds raised by European venture capital-backed tech companies went to those with all-male founding teams, according to a... read more
Heightened social activism and employment trends have resulted in employees reconsidering how they think and feel about their employers, according to... read more
Governments should set national digital strategies that actively aim to close the gender digital access, adoption and usage gaps and improve the... read more
One in four BAME employees witness or experience racism
A quarter of BAME employees has witnessed or experienced racist harassment or bullying from managers in the last two years, according to a new report... read more
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Impact of fertility treatment on employees
A leading fertility clinic is calling for greater support in the workplace for people who are undergoing fertility treatment or who are involuntarily... read more
How can we bridge the gender divide? An event on Wednesday at this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas sought to address the issue from several... read more
The average gender pay gap for full-time workers stands at 8.6% – its lowest level yet, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).... read more
Alarming reductions in access to justice, increasing child poverty and a weakened safety net for the poorest, growing challenges for those with... read more
The BBC has failed to live up to its duty of advancing equality of opportunity by paying far less to women working in comparable jobs to men,... read more
Few UK companies are fully prepared to modernise their approach to attract and retain the specialist skills increasingly supplied by the freelance... read more
The Defence Secretary has announced that all roles in the military are now open to women. Gavin Williamson said women already serving in the Army are... read more
The fast-moving nature of today’s working world means that employers often need rapid access to skilled workers on a project by project basis.... read more
