Returnships
Met Police asks retired officers to return
The Metropolitan Police Service is calling on retired officers to return to duty and urging those nearing retirement to stay...
NHS invites retired doctors and nurses to return
Senior health officials have called on 65,000 retired NHS doctors and nurses to return to the profession to support the...
HRD Summit 2020: ‘Stop setting diversity targets’
HR professionals need to stop setting diversity targets and instead think about what cultural indicators they want to see across...
Roadmap encourages employers to tackle ‘lifetime’ gender inequality
Action needs to be taken by individual organisations and at a sector-wide level to close the gender pay gap and...
Boost apprenticeship access for women to increase diversity
The government should remove any barriers preventing young women embarking on apprenticeships, according to a report published today by the...
Virgin Money strikes right balance for Diversity & Inclusion (Private Sector) Award win
With its sixth Personnel Today Awards win in seven years, Virgin Money again wowed the judges; this time with its...
Government reveals fund to help vulnerable women return to work
The Government Equalities Office is to shift its focus to helping women who are economically inactive or are in low-paid...
Building the business case for returnships
Returnships are high on the corporate agenda as employers seek experienced talent and boost diversity. Emma Page looks at the...
Gender pay gap: PwC bans male-only candidate shortlists
Accountancy giant PwC will no longer allow shortlists of candidates for any jobs in the UK that consist only of...
Part-time work in senior roles on the rise, according to Timewise
A quarter of workers would rather work part time, for less money, if they knew it would have no impact...
Parents reveal struggle to balance work and home life
Almost one in five (18%) working parents have deliberately slowed down their career progression as they have struggled to balance...
Civil service departments reveal gender pay gap
A number of civil service departments have published their gender pay gaps today, with the Department for Transport recording the...
London Borough of Enfield scoops Award for Innovation in Recruitment
As a public sector organisation competing for skills with private companies, the London Borough of Enfield’s success in finding innovative...
Balancing work and life: Why flexibility is a two-way street
Even fast-growing companies need to keep an eye on retaining talented employees as their work and home responsibilities change. This...
Minister for Women Anne Milton on why returnships matter
As the Government announces four new returnship programmes for the public sector and launches a consultation on how to support...
Entries are now open. But don’t delay – as the closing date for submissions will be Friday 03 July.
