Social mobility

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

UK organisations are not institutionally racist and diversity has increased in key professions, according to a government-commissioned review.

Many organisations still recruit based on educational background based on assumptions around prestige and performance. But the data suggests a different story.

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Women are still hugely under-represented in the theatre, film and television industry, according to a report published today (13 January). ...

The Co-operative Group will offer “hundreds more retail apprenticeships” in a bid to drive greater social mobility and make use...

Today (25 November) is White Ribbon Day, when thousands of people stand together against violence against women and girls. As...

A taskforce that seeks to improve socio-economic diversity at senior levels in financial and professional services firms has been launched,...

Evidence shows that FTSE100 boardrooms are becoming more diverse and meritocratic, a study published today has claimed, with less reliance...

The Top 75 UK employers for social mobility in 2020 have been revealed, with PwC retaining the top spot.
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Organisations including the NHS, Linklaters, PwC and Zurich have committed to a programme to collectively hire 10,000 black interns, in...

Offering a scholarship is not just for universities and other educational institutions, it could be a way to fulfil some...

Neil Morrison explains how the utility has coped during the coronavirus pandemic, and why HR has a duty to support...

Apprentices from disadvantaged backgrounds face barriers at every stage of their learning journey, and the government and employers can no...

Black workers reveal experiences of racism in careers while an in-depth study of census figures underlines how ethnic inequalities persist.