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.
The workforce in the UK is changing. By 2020 1 in 3 workers will be over 50, and by 2030 half of all adults in the UK will be over 50.
workingwise.co.uk is a job and community site specially focused on older workers looking for flexibility and improved work-life balance, and the employers who recognise what they have to offer.
A new campaign has been launched by BITC to encourage employers to do more to reach out to under-represented groups to fill their jobs vacancies. read more
Employers are responding to recruitment problems by increasing pay and providing more... read more
The Government has announced a new pilot programme to include salary ranges in job adverts... read more
Two new studies show pay and a desire for greater flexible working are driving an increase in jobseeking. read more
A poll by Robert Walters finds nearly half of employees feel they are underpaid for what they do and the need for greater support for homeworkers. read more
Unemployment rate for BME workers now double that of white workers, says TUC. read more
A new guide for recruiters aims to explain why asking for a salary history can entrench gender pay gaps. read more
Some construction companies have seen their pay gaps slightly increase this year as they try to create a pipeline of female talent by hiring more... read more
The latest survey by REC and KPMG shows vacancies continue to rise as the supply of workers contracts. read more
Thom Dennis from Serenity in Leadership offers some ways employers can retain staff, from a focus on career pathways to monitoring the reasons for... read more
workingmums.co.uk has launched a white paper based on its roundtable on women and work during Covid held in January. read more
workingmums.co.uk hosted two recent workshops on how empathy can be used to create more engaged, productive workforces. read more
workingmums.co.uk has published a white paper based on a recent virtual roundtable with leading employers focused on the impact of Covid-19 on women... read more
A new study suggests that pay transparency will only bring greater pay equality if it is properly supported in other ways that address bias and... read more
An analysis of the gender pay audits shows that the number of firms reporting by the deadline has fallen significantly since 2020. read more
An international group of researchers, NGOs and healthworkers has issued a call to action to ensure women are not further marginalised by the... read more
The latest survey by REC and KPMG shows vacancies continue to rise as the supply of workers contracts. read more
An event this week at the Cambridge Festival covered different aspects of the treatment of women during the pandemic and why the rush to 'return to... read more
People from Black and other ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to leave jobs if there is not enough flexibility, with challenges combining... read more
Lucie Mitchell investigates the issue of reporting gender pay gaps when gender is not defined in the regulations. read more
