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New kids on the block | Understanding the needs and expectations of the latest generation of workers
When we take a step back and compare the last few generations to enter the workforce, there are a multitude...
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Slow progress | It could take 63 years to close the gender pay gap
This article explores recent data on the gender pay gap, and includes expert insights on the role HR...
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Pros and cons | What are the benefits of hiring ex-offenders?
A study from the charity Working Chance found that 30% of employers say they would automatically exclude...
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Inclusivity | Could flying the flag and being your true self get workers into trouble?
A British employee working in the USA found himself in hot water when a July 4th joke went wrong
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'White for decades to come' | Is positive discrimination necessary in the fight for diversity?
When you say the phrase 'positive discrimination' it doesn't tend to have positive connotations....
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The future of work | From AI to inclusive hiring, are we seeing the death of hard skills?
In recent years, the workplace landscape has experienced a shift, and hard skills are becoming less important,...
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Inclusion | It's time to rethink our throwaway approach to workplace language
Chances are, you've heard something today, or this week, that grated in some way...
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DEI | Benefits of diversity in the workplace
Workplace diversity is taking the HR world by storm. More than ever, employers are prioritizing diversity,...
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Avery Ingram | This Eurocentric AI worker reinforces an unhealthy bias
Last month, tech company February unveiled the world's first AI 'employee'...
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'It could entrench inequality' | Can AI lead to discrimination in recruitment?
The world is currently coloured with a lot of apprehension towards artificial intelligence and the impact...
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'Don't be so sensitive' | How to identify office microaggressions
Microaggressive behaviour demeans, humiliates and insults those on the receiving end...
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Mental health | Maybe we are misdiagnosing women with imposter syndrome
Imposter syndrome is a diagnosis commonly used in the workplace today...
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Starbucks sacks trans worker | Do employers know how to speak about trans issues?
A trans Starbucks employee was sacked after a video went viral of the worker and a customer arguing because...
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A thing of the past? | Why have some brands been allowed to hire only 'good-looking' people?
Any Millennial or Gen Z will know the name Abercrombie & Fitch...
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UK Workforce | Avoiding age discrimination whilst recruiting and retaining older staff
A growing proportion of the UK workforce is over 50 years of age. People are living longer than ever...
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Cough it up | Worker's fine over cigarette break raises question - are we still judging smokers?
A Japanese civil servant was fined the equivalent of nearly £9k for taking cigarette breaks during work...
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Hostile reactions | The discrimination faced by staff with fertility struggles
One in four women are unfairly treated at work after telling their boss that they are undergoing fertility...
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'New ways of thinking' | Bitly VP on readdressing the D&I agenda for 2023
In this week's podcast, host Kieran Howells sits down with Bitly's VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,...
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The ‘Class’ effect | How your social background affects your chances of promotion
Ever wondered why some people always seem to get promoted and others not?
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'Flying for all' | Why this airline is training every single employee in DE&I
Every member of staff of UK's largest regional airline will receive Equality, Diversity and Inclusion...
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