Social mobility

The fifth annual Social Mobility Index, published last week, was the biggest yet, with 203 organisations representing 1.35 million people taking part.

An innovative benefits programme that supports employees with menopause, fertility and early motherhood was crowned overall winner at this year’s...

A new study of law firms has revealed a degree of progress in diversity and a more complex pattern of identity .

Virgin Media O2 has launched a partnership to help young people from ethnic minority backgrounds access coaching and advice.
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Individuals from working class backgrounds who join the UK’s top professions earn on average 16% less than their colleagues doing...

PwC has published comprehensive pay gap data relating to gender, ethnicity and, for the first time, socio-economic background and disability....

KPMG is aiming for nearly a third of its partners and directors to come from a working class background by 2030.

Working class men could be losing out on top roles as organisations race to recruit more women to meet diversity...

Inequality is having a significant impact on the career goals of young people, research finds.

Proposal to make adverse conduct part of an individual’s ‘fit and proper’ assessment, catches employment lawyer's eye.

The focus on historical racism may be educational but there's a danger of it distracting from discrimination within businesses today.

A poll by the TUC has suggested there could be an “emerging class divide” when it comes to future home-working...

John Lewis Partnership has unveiled a raft of family-friendly benefits and policies to improve inclusion.

Co-founder of Thomson's Online Benefits talks about workplace culture, social mobility and HR tech.

The Social Mobility Commission's recommendations include making discrimination based on socio-economic background unlawful.