5 employer lessons from Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle

1. Diversity, diversity, diversity

With diversity a watchword for progression, all employers are concerned about how diverse their workforce is - particularly at management level. With May’s cabinet synonymous with the C-Suite at a privately-owned firm, she has to deal with the same issues: particularly regards the employment of women and BAME candidates.

Senior Tory source tells me by the end of the day between 25 per cent and 30 per cent of ministers will be women and the number of black and minority ethnic ministers will double. #reshuffle

— Christopher Hope

However, MP Philip Davies has said that white male ministers risk being unfairly ‘hoofed out’ in the reshuffle.