Social mobility

PwC tops the Social Mobility Employers Index again but Social Mobility Foundation calls on government to tackle unpaid internships.

Three in five young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a new job without a connection, according to research.

The lack of tradespeople could cost the economy about £98bn of economic growth by 2030.

Business largely turned a blind eye to her speech, perhaps seeing the comments as merely a continuation of Boris Johnson's “F*** business” policy.

Royal Mail early careers recruitment drive aims to drive down youth unemployment and the average age of its workforce.

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...

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

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