A recent study from the University of Birmingham Business School has found that improving upon your
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The Top 6 Pay Gap Myths Debunked
The gender pay gap is a fiercely debated subject which is often, unfortunately, met with the same
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Sick Staff Cost The UK Economy £77.5 Billion a Year
Figures taken from the 2017 Britain’s Healthiest Workplace survey has found that employees lose an
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The First Wave of Gender Pay Gap Figures Have Been Released
Back in 2017 the government announced that all firms with more than 250 employees must publish how
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The BBC's ‘Secretive and Illegal Pay Culture’
Following the revelation that the BBC are paying men 9.3% more than women on average, and that close
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An Inflexible Work Culture is Costing Mothers £1.3 trillion
There are millions of highly skilled young mothers forced to take jobs far beneath their level of
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Employment in 2018 – What's New?
Looking ahead at 2018, it’s hard to see much under the cloud of Brexit, but with the actual date for
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Hiring Top Talent: You Need The Human Touch
Looking at hiring trends for 2018, Hays discovered that there is an increasingly digital approach to
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The All-Male Best Director List at the Golden Globes is Not Cool
With the awards season almost upon us, Hollywood is ramping up its excitement. Well, as much as it
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Everything Wrong with Philip Hammond’s Comments on Disabled Workers
Speaking at the Treasury Select Committee, Philip Hammond was asked to explain the sluggish economic
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The Top Twelve Workplace Benefits Employees Want
In the current jobs market, talent retention is the buzzword on the lips of all employers. Although
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Sexual Harassment in the UK Workplace
With sexual harassment very much in the news and at the forefront of everyone’s minds, British
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Finally a Brexit Breakthrough – but is it Good News?
Theresa May has struck a last minute deal with the EU in order to move Brexit talks onto the next
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Apprenticeship Numbers Have Dropped by 59%
The statistics for apprenticeships in the UK are seriously concerning. According to Department for
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Aviva Announce Equal Leave For New Fathers
In recent times there has been a lot of support for the UK to adopt a more progressive approach to
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Want to Motivate Staff? Pay them more and give them time off!
It may not be the most earth-shattering of revelations, but staff have said that prizes containing
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The UK Needs to Focus on Skill Growth, According to the OECD
As I’ve been writing about recently, the UK jobs market is in a bit of a quandary. We’re suffering
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The Gig Economy & Self Employment
The gig economy has been a controversial issue for a while now, with politicians, employers and
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