Recruitment & retention

Ethnic minority graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds are 45% less likely to be offered an entry-level professional role than more advantaged white applicants.

Law school was asked: ‘First, have you eliminated all DEI from your school and its curriculum? Second, if DEI is found in your courses or teaching in any way, will you move swiftly to remove it?’

Research documents good practice including how to manage performance in neurodiverse teams and the benefit of small changes.

GMC announces that female doctors are greater in number than their male counterparts for the first time ever in the UK.

The government has responded to a consultation on including agency workers in a ban on 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts.

Staff retention schemes have cut the number of health workers leaving the NHS to one of the lowest levels in more than a decade.

As many as 10,000 university jobs could go as higher education in the UK faces an “unprecedented crisis”, a union warns.

Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.

There was a further steep fall in UK work visas granted in 2024 as arrivals continue to decrease in the wake of rules introduced at the end of 2023 by the previous government. 

Female representation on FTSE 100 boards increases to 43.4% – equating to 1,275 roles – as British businesses drive gender equality. 

International students who do not secure graduate jobs within two years of finishing university could face deportation.

The average annual salary in the UK hit a record high in January, according to the latest figures from job matching platform Adzuna.

There was a significant increase in active job postings in January – the first time that job postings have risen since June 2024.

The link between physical attractiveness and perceptions of ability in the workplace gets a lingering glance in our latest lighthearted take on the HR world.

The UK is likely to offer a youth mobility scheme, as the government looks to reset relations with the EU.