Who are we overlooking in the workforce?

Coronavirus has brought to light many key issues within the workforce. Mental health and wellbeing has taken a front seat in the minds of many in the field of HR, largely due to the toll that the virus has taken both personally and professionally on the...

What makes a good D&I scheme?

Diversity of thought is something that most HR teams need to be on top of. However statistics prove that more still needs to be done for every workforce to be truly diverse. Alex Ehmcke, Operationsand People Director at LGBT+ publisher PinkNews and...

Getting D&I onto the agenda

Just because D&I is essential to HR, it doesn’t mean the C-suite feels the same way. In fact, an Accenture report released earlier this year titled: Getting to Equal 2020: The Hidden Value of Culture Makers discovered that almost three quarters of leaders believe they’re creating empowering environments where people have a

What is genuine workplace inclusion?

“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance,” the D&I expert, Verna Myers once explained. Over the last few years, the importance of Diversity and Inclusion has skyrocketed. It is now viewed as a core part of HR strategy – guided by...

Can data and analytics improve diversity?

In HR, data and diversity increasingly go hand-in-hand. Often with a habit of making headlines. ‘Only one third of UK firms have ethnically diverse boardrooms.’ ‘Only 15% of CEO roles are held by women.’ ‘The UK gender pay gap is 17.3%.’ ‘Only three per cent of Silicon Valley workers are black.’

Engaging all staff during the pandemic

Like many recent interactions, this interview was planned to be face-to-face. Yet, instead of visiting Landmark London’s oasis-like luxury – words I’m taking from the hotel’s web page – to talk in-person with Nicola Forshaw, the firm’s Director at Human Resources, I’m...

Feeling Inclusive? Why perception matters

By SAP

The gender pay gap report launched in 2017 for employers with over 250 employees. For many organisations in the UK this represented the first time that gender diversity statistics needed to be recorded for compliance purposes...

Tim Painter, HR Director, Stonegate Pub Company

Stonegate was formed in 2010 and I joined a year later in January 2012. Over the last eight years I feel we’ve made significant progress across our people agenda in a range of areas. But if I had to pick one, I would say it is our internal progression programme.

Twitter's diversity hashtag

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is a hot topic in the HR space. The people function is savvy to the idea that diversity of thought within the workforce breeds better creativity, increased output, an enhanced employer brand and a better comprehension of the customer; statistics back this up...

How can HR implement D&I into the business strategy?

Back in 2018, HR guru Josh Bersin branded diversity and inclusion (D&I) a ‘very hot topic’ in a blog post. While that was the case, it has continued to be one of the most integral aspects of any workplace, something that every HR practitioner has had to manage and drive – yet it isn’t always