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    Social mobility in UK at its lowest ebb for 50 years

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Sep 2023

    Children from poorer households have been finding it harder than 40 years ago to move into higher income brackets.

    • Social mobility
    • Gender
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    British Airways launches pilot training academy

    by Rob Moss 26 Jul 2023
    by Rob Moss 26 Jul 2023

    British Airways has launched a new pilot training scheme that will fund up to 60 aspiring pilots a year, in...

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    Social class and nepotism issues in accessing work experience

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jun 2023

    A survey of 2,000 young people by KPMG found that social class and nepotism have a major role in accessing work experience.

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    CIPD Festival of Work 2023: HR has major role in recruiting former prisoners

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jun 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jun 2023

    CIPD Festival of Work wows the HR crowds at London Olympia.

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    Lower-skilled workers miss out on training investment

    by Jo Faragher 19 Apr 2023
    by Jo Faragher 19 Apr 2023

    Investment in training and career development for those with lower skills is not enough, says BITC

    • Social mobility
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    Is the workplace now a ‘wokeplace’?

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2023

    A new survey has highlighted a potential spanner in the works for efforts to retain older workers: the ‘woke’ workplace.

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    Santander removes 2:1 degree requirement from graduate scheme

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2023

    Santander has removed the 2:1 degree requirement from its graduate scheme in a bid to improve the socio-economic diversity of...

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    RAD Awards 2023 shortlist: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award

    by Jo Faragher 22 Dec 2022
    by Jo Faragher 22 Dec 2022

    There are just a few more weeks until we celebrate the RAD Awards in January 2023. Next up we look...

    • Professional services
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    KPMG research shows class the biggest barrier to progression

    by Jo Faragher 19 Dec 2022
    by Jo Faragher 19 Dec 2022

    Class and socio-economic background have a greater impact on someone’s career progression than any other diversity characteristic, according to research.

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    Law firms dominate Social Mobility Index, but overall quality declines

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Dec 2022

    Alan Milburn: despite the forward moves made by many firms there were still problems and that this year had seen a reduction in the quality of many submissions

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    Report finds young people feel shut out of labour market

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Dec 2022

    Employers should engage with government skills initiatives to provide better opportunities for young people and make it easier for them...

    • Social mobility
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    HR leaders join Social Mobility Commission employer advisory group

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Dec 2022

    The Social Mobility Commission has launched its new employer advisory group (EAG), which includes HR leaders from the CIPD, large organisations and the government.

    • Social mobility
    • Legal sector
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    Diversity becoming key to clients‘ choice of law firm

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Nov 2022

    New research has shown that 25% of corporate legal departments now use diversity data when deciding which law firms they work with.

    • Social mobility
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    Working class employees earn almost £7,000 less than peers

    by Jo Faragher 14 Nov 2022
    by Jo Faragher 14 Nov 2022

    Those from working-class backgrounds earn £6,718 per year less than those doing the same jobs from privileged backgrounds.

    • Social mobility
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    One in four workers mocked or criticised because of their accent

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2022

    Researchers noted that RP is often the most prevalent accent in positions of power, despite only an estimated 10% of the UK population having this accent.

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