Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.
Internships
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Ethnic minority graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds are 45% less likely to be offered an entry-level professional role than more advantaged white applicants.
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Most employers support a crackdown on unpaid or underpaid internships as new research suggests a growing class divide in accessing schemes.
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According to Adzuna, the number of advertised internships has fallen by 30% compared with 2022, with only 3,817 opportunities available this October.
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Emma Gross outlines the implications of Labour's plan to ban unpaid internships for HR and employers in a bid to tackle inequality.
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Asda extends its internship provision for those with learning disabilities to more than 70 students across 11 UK stores.
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Asda has recruited a group of permanent employees with learning disabilities via a supported internship scheme.
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Labour says it will extend its sexual harassment proposals to cover interns and volunteers.
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PwC tops the Social Mobility Employers Index again but Social Mobility Foundation calls on government to tackle unpaid internships.
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Steven Rothberg, founder of College Recruiter, talks to Chris Taylor about internships, part-time jobs, seasonal work and entry-level career opportunities.
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The UK’s highest court is to offer paid internships to aspiring lawyers from underrepresented groups in a bid to boost diversity in the judiciary.
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The number of graduate jobs available have fallen this year, but a dramatic reduction in the number of work experience...
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Organisations including the NHS, Linklaters, PwC and Zurich have committed to a programme to collectively hire 10,000 black interns, in...
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How paid internships can help boost productivity and cut recruitment costs
by Emma Pageby Emma PageHiring an intern can bag you a motivated member of staff with fresh ideas and...
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Lawyer Vanessa James looks into how employers should approach internships and whether or not interns are entitled to the minimum...