Diversity
'Disability and health issues forcing people out of work'
Disabled workers still facing big barriers, but the numbers in employment - particularly women with disabilities - are rising, according to new figures released this week. read more
Diversity
Reports show that gender diversity at companies leads to markedly better performance, yet most executives don’t have a clear plan for achieving it. This section will offer insight into how some companies are achieving their gender diversity targets, plus the latest news and opinion on the topic of diversity at work as a whole.
Diversity
Arts organisations ‘treading water’ on diversity
Arts Council England's annual report on diversity shows some improvements on gender, but little movement on disability and slow progress on BAME... read more
Diversity
How to turn up the LGBT voice in your workplace
For LGBT History Month, Paul Holcroft of Croner outlines what employers can do to create more inclusive workplaces for LGBT employees. read more
Diversity
Ethical interviewing: don’t fall foul of employment law
It’s great that equality laws are in place to give everyone the same chance at interviews, but do you know specifically what it is and isn’t OK... read more
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Dads
White paper on working dads published
A new white paper on dads in the workplace aims to explore challenges and highlight best practice as men become more vocal about work life balance... read more
Returning to Work
Returner white paper highlights best practice for employers
A new workingmums.co.uk white paper looks at the ways employers can reach out to returners to plug skills shortages and increase diversity of thought... read more
Flexible Working Practices
workingmums.co.uk launches 2019 Best Practice Report
For International Women's Day, workingmums.co.uk is publishing its 2019 Best Practice Report which provides details of what award-winning employers... read more
Advertorial
The Franchise Show – meet over 200 franchisors
Are you thinking about starting a franchise, as a way to run your own flexible business with less risk? If so, join us at the Franchise Show in April... read more
Bloom Baby Classes Franchise Webinar
Together, with our team of 100+ franchise owners, we’ve helped inspire over 950,000 children, families and adults with award winning creative arts... read more
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Diversity
Disabled staff face 12% pay gap
New figures highlight a disability pay gap as the BBC announces moves to increase representation both on screen and behind the scenes. read more
Gender Equality
Labour launches manifesto with an emphasis on workers’ rights
Labour has launched its election manifesto with pledges on flexible working, free childcare and employment rights. read more
Gender Equality
Free childcare and flex working feature in Lib Dems manifesto
The Lib Dems have launched their manifesto with pledges on free childcare, a right to day one flexible working and a right for zero hours workers to... read more
Diversity
Traders call for shorter working day
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe is calling for a shorter working day for the London Stock Exchange and other European markets in a bid... read more
Diversity
‘If you stick with people through difficult times they will do the same for you’
Stick with people through difficult times
workingmums.co.uk's 10th anniversary Top Employer Awards ceremony took a life cycle approach to work and looked back at the main changes in the last... read more
Diversity
Why a life cycle approach to work matters
Ahead of our 10th anniversary awards, where she will be the keynote speaker, Caroline Waters talks to workingmums.co.uk about the future of work and... read more
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Gender Equality
Do parents still treat boys differently to girls?
How much does what we expect of children - and adults - affect what they actually do when it comes to sharing care equally? read more
Managing Staff
What’s the point of meetings?
A new book from Sweden looks at the rise and rise of meetings and argues that meetings have an undeserved bad reputation and have many different... read more
Managing Staff
How to tell if you are being bullied
Anti-Bullying Week is drawing to an end. Here we highlight the warning signs that tell you that you are being bullied at work. read more
Gender Equality
What can employers do to address equal pay concerns?
Kate Palmer from employment law experts Peninsula outlines some of the issues for employers around pay transparency after the Fawcett Society's call... read more
Gender Equality
‘Women should have right to know men’s pay’
Women should have the right to know men's pay if they suspect discrimination, says Fawcett Society on Equal Pay Day. read more
Managing Staff
Ethics guide highlights importance of job design
A new ethics guide highlights the importance of job [re]design to ensure roles offer variety and do not become overpressurised. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Is economic uncertainty to blame for the fall in part-time workers?
The latest jobs figures open up all sorts of questions about how employers are dealing with the current economic uncertainty and who is being hit... read more
