Employers need to be better at recognising, and supporting, the differing physical and mental health needs of women throughout their...
Equality, diversity and inclusion
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Research documents good practice including how to manage performance in neurodiverse teams and the benefit of small changes.
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GMC announces that female doctors are greater in number than their male counterparts for the first time ever in the UK.
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Solicitors Regulation Authority orders BNP Paribas lawyer to pay £31,000 after using nicknames such as ‘Pol Pot’ and ‘Jabba the Hutt’.
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Former newsreader Huw Edwards has not paid back around £200,000 in salary he was asked to return to the BBC following his arrest and resignation.
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Dan James Smith of the LGB Alliance Business Forum warns that allowing trans ideology in workplace diversity policy has its risks.
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Top 10 HR questions February 2025: Supporting employees observing Ramadan
by Brightmineby BrightmineMost frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.
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The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission wrote to NHS Fife last month to remind the trust that changing rooms should include separate facilities for men and women.
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Research found that a quarter (26%) of working women were not promoted in pay, benefits or position in 2024, compared with just a fifth (20%) of men.
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The number of women forced out of work for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave has gone up by 37% since 2016.
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Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.
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London estate agent Foxtons has urged staff to speak up amid allegations that employees were subject to sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted that the company could change its stance on diversity and inclusion practices amid a swathe of anti-DEI orders.
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Female representation on FTSE 100 boards increases to 43.4% – equating to 1,275 roles – as British businesses drive gender equality.Â
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The number of menopause-related employment tribunal claims more than trebles in two years, new analysis reveals.