Social mobility

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.