The workingmums recruitment section covers all the latest news, opinion, guides and best practice on a range of recruitment issues - with a particular focus on flexible recruitment. Find out which companies are doing particularly well with recruiting flexible staff, which methods they use and what their success stories are.
It seems to be a popular school of thought that the introduction of technology into the recruitment process has allowed bias, both conscious and... read more
A majority of interviewers have admitted asking off limits questions during the interview process, according to a new survey. The survey by science... read more
So you need some help in your business, and want to recruit. The first thing you should do is write a job description which you can use as a basis for... read more
If you have found the perfect employee for your part time job vacancy, now is the time to send them a part time job offer letter to formalise the... 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
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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
This roundtable will bring together heads of HR and Diversity to discuss the major obstacles to women getting into senior roles and what works to... read more
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More employers finding it hard to fill jobs
UK employers facing problems to fill job vacancies as EU nationals' insecurity rises. read more
Dads need new rights that allow them to make a proper choice about how involved they want to be in their children’s lives and they need to be made... read more
More than three-quarters of businesses expect to increase the number of higher-skilled roles over the coming years, but two-thirds fear that there... 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
Recruitment by services firms who make up the bulk of the UK economy has fallen to its lowest level for 25 years, according to a new survey which... read more
People in the poorest third of households have accounted for over half of the increase in employment since the start of the financial crisis,... 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
