Social mobility
Hundreds of BBC staff demand full pay transparency
Hundreds of BBC staff, including stars such as Mariella Frostrup, Victoria Derbyshire and Rev Richard Coles, have written to the...
Which names attract the highest and lowest pay?
Being a man called Ed could be the key to maximising your pay, earning you more than three times the...
Grant Thornton tops Government’s new social mobility index
The Government has published its first ever list of the top 50 employers to have promoted social mobility at work....
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
Eight ways to ensure diversity initiatives are fair
After a BBC radio presenter claimed he was sacked for being a white man, is positive discrimination a fair solution...
Gamification in recruitment: psychometric selection for more diverse talent
As companies endeavour to attract candidates with the right skills, Cath Everett looks at how gamification is helping recruiters select...
Penguin Random House HRD: “Degrees are a lazy sifting tool”
Penguin Random House this year joined a select group of employers to remove the requirement for a degree for new...
Name-blind recruitment for NHS and civil service by 2020
The announcement by the Cabinet Office follows David Cameron’s pledge at October’s Conservative party conference to remove bias in recruitment...
David Cameron announces blind CV equality initiative
Private and public-sector employers have signed up to recruit graduates on a name-blind basis, the Prime Minister has announced.
The...
Elitist Britain: What can organisations do to improve social mobility?
Earlier this month, a government report revealed how senior public service posts are still dominated by a privately educated elite....
Declare social background of your workforce, urges Milburn
Employers should declare the social background of their workforce in order to combat the “social elitism” that exists in senior...
