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A study of Fortune 500 firms has found that openness about sexual orientation and gender identity in the boardroom matters more than presence alone.

The Supreme Court’s gender ruling is set to have implications for HR policy and work as the UK’s highest court has unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.

A report from digital PR agency Reboot Online has found that in 2024 for every 100 men promoted to manager, only 81 women received the same promotion. The company say that at this rate it will take nearly 50 years to achieve gender parity for all women in the workplace.

World Cancer day has re-emphasised the role of the workplace in helping people’s awareness and management of this disease.

Originating from a 2005 press release from Sky Travel which cited the work of psychologist Dr. Cliff Arnall, Blue Monday continues to serve as a wake-up call for businesses to look after their employees.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shared some key questions organisations should ask when procuring AI tools to help with their employee recruitment.

There was great anticipation around today’s budget for a number of reasons. Not only was this the first budget from a Labour government for many years, it has been trailed as the event which will dictate – or perhaps foreshadow – the nature of the new Government's approach.

An industry report has found that women and non-managers face significantly greater financial challenges than the average UK employee. The report goes on to suggest that HR isn’t addressing these people’s needs. 

World Mental Health Day is an important one on the calendar for HR, not least because this year the theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is workplace mental health.

A report from eFinancialCareers has placed Michael Page as the large financial services recruiter of choice among candidates and employers.