Social mobility

Senior executives make grand promises about improving diversity, and legislation such as gender pay gap reporting is pushing that agenda...

The causes of poor social mobility are deep-rooted and complex, but that doesn’t mean employers can’t do more to attract...

Outgoing prime minister Theresa May has announced a new independent body responsible for challenging social injustices and creating a fairer...

Evidence from Severn Trent shows apprenticeships can improve social mobility in addition to helping develop a skilled workforce

Employers should collect and monitor data on the socio-economic background of their staff, it has been recommended, after a report...

More than half of the UK’s future job growth will be in London and the south-east, according to a report...

Two-thirds of young people feel they have to conceal or change who they really are in order to make a good impression and find a job at many businesses.

Government departments should be “model employers” when it comes to promoting social mobility, according to a report from the Social...

Employers have an opportunity to shape the future of apprenticeships when the government publishes a consultation on the apprenticeship levy’s...

Apprenticeships do not offer sufficiently high quality training and too many disadvantaged people are missing out, claims a damning Education...

The civil service is looking to hire its first wave of apprentice economists, including school leavers, in a bid to...

Apprenticeships and other “earn and learn” programmes are key to improving social mobility and addressing the UK’s productivity gap, a...

The British army has been criticised for explicitly targeting young people from poor, working class backgrounds in its latest recruitment...

Consulting and professional services company KPMG has topped a list of 50 UK employers to have taken action on social...

Croydon Council and ISS UK and Ireland received the overall winner prizes for their inclusion policies at this evening’s 2018...