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Virginia Matthews is a freelance journalist.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Career development
    • Race discrimination

    How can organisations support better progression for BAME employees?

    by Virginia Matthews 13 Dec 2017
    by Virginia Matthews 13 Dec 2017

    The CIPD recently revealed that a third of black employees thought discrimination was getting in the way of their career...

    • Gender
    • Career development
    • Continuous professional development

    Why do female employees miss out on work-based training?

    by Virginia Matthews 19 Oct 2017
    by Virginia Matthews 19 Oct 2017

    Research published this month found that male employees are far more likely to receive training at work than women. The...

    • Personnel Today
    • Corporate governance
    • Zero hours

    Broken promises and emoji buttons: What’s next for Sports Direct?

    by Virginia Matthews 12 Sep 2017
    by Virginia Matthews 12 Sep 2017

    As Mike Ashley’s company hits the headlines again for its working practices, can it overcome its problems or do the...

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • CIPD

    How to start a career in HR

    by Virginia Matthews 13 Jun 2016
    by Virginia Matthews 13 Jun 2016

    The number of potential routes into a career in HR is growing – from starting as an apprentice to a...

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • CIPD

    HR education: should I study for a Masters qualification?

    by Virginia Matthews 13 Jun 2016
    by Virginia Matthews 13 Jun 2016

    A popular option both for new graduate and mid-career HR professionals is to study for a Masters degree in human...

    • Personnel Today
    • Employment law
    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    Transgender employees: towards equal treatment

    by Virginia Matthews 15 Mar 2016
    by Virginia Matthews 15 Mar 2016

    Despite new guidance on recruiting and retaining transgender staff, employers remain confused about the law and good practice. Virginia Matthews...

    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Wellbeing

    Are sit-stand desks the solution to back pain at work?

    by Virginia Matthews 23 Dec 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 23 Dec 2015

    Sit-stand desks have been hailed as the answer to back and neck pain at work, but what is the evidence...

    • Mobile workers
    • Working Time Regulations

    Mobile workers’ working time: “Unworkable, illogical and open to abuse”

    by Virginia Matthews 28 Sep 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 28 Sep 2015

    Employers are just starting to get to grips with the recent ECJ ruling that travel to...

    • Equal pay
    • Gender pay gap

    Gender pay gap reporting: sharing is caring at Genesis Housing

    by Virginia Matthews 2 Jun 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 2 Jun 2015

    From next year, more than four decades after the 1970 Equal Pay Act became law, all employers with more than...

    • Age discrimination
    • Sex discrimination
    • Wellbeing

    Menopause at work: how employers can help staff manage “the change”

    by Virginia Matthews 29 Apr 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 29 Apr 2015

    It may be inevitable for all women, but the menopause is generally seen as a personal matter rather than an...

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • Military

    HR roles: do you have a split personality?

    by Virginia Matthews 24 Mar 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 24 Mar 2015

    Can you really split transactional and transformational HR in two? Housing group Gentoo has done just that. But will others...

    • Public sector
    • Whistleblowing

    Whistleblowing: do we need “guardians” or should this fall to HR?

    by Virginia Matthews 4 Mar 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 4 Mar 2015

    The latest report by Sir Robert Francis looks at how employers in the NHS should deal with whistleblowers fairly. But...

    • Agency workers
    • NHS
    • Public sector

    NHS Employers chief: “Workforce supply is the biggest single concern”

    by Virginia Matthews 11 Feb 2015
    by Virginia Matthews 11 Feb 2015

    With the NHS constantly in the headlines as we approach an election, new NHS Employers chief executive Danny Mortimer has...

    • Automation
    • Change management
    • Employee communications

    Man versus machine: how to handle resistance to technological change

    by Virginia Matthews 2 Dec 2014
    by Virginia Matthews 2 Dec 2014

    With some employees in China smashing machines over concerns that their jobs are being replaced, Virginia Matthews asks: are we...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Relationships at work

    Kiss and tell? HR’s role in relationships at work

    by Virginia Matthews 27 Aug 2014
    by Virginia Matthews 27 Aug 2014

    When does a relationship at work need to be declared? How does an employer strike the right balance between respecting...

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