With less than a month to go until the gender pay gap reporting deadline, only one in six of the estimated 9,000 qualifying organisations have reported their figures, indicating that there could be a last minute flurry of employers submitting their pay data. By

Ninety percent of small firms still not prepared for new data regulation, new research shows. Hospitality and arts & entertainment businesses are the least prepared for GDPR. Campaign for data readiness to start in earnest. Contributor Mike Cherry, National Chairman – FSB. Federation of Small Businesses

Employers are failing to develop the leadership needed to address challenges such as climate change and wealth inequality, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) said businesses should motivate future leaders with a purpose that links

Most employers feel that middle and senior managers would be unwilling to be seen as an apprentice, meaning that businesses will miss out on funding for leadership training as apprenticeships become a key source of employers’ training budget. Research from ILM, which looked at

Engaging everyone in your organisation in your benefits offering is easy, surely? You send out a carefully crafted email to everyone explaining their entitlements and showing how much you care as an employer. But it’s not always that simple. Most employers are made up

Poor management is the biggest driver of discontent, with 49 percent of employees citing it as a reason they would seek a new job. 44 percent of employees would be happier if their employer gave them a small pay rise Nearly half of the

What happens in a world where skills become obsolete in just a few years? Mobile training often is more practical than classroom training, too. Employees can tap in when they need information and are best positioned to absorb it. Gamification seems obvious when you

A bill seeking to ban zero-hours contacts and bolster workers’ rights is to come before parliament for a second reading next week. Bill sponsor Chris Stephens, MP for Glasgow South West, said the Workers (Definition and Rights) Bill 2017-19 would bring some clarity to

Financial wellbeing can have a big impact on stress and work engagement. Employers should make their employees’ financial wellbeing a central part of their strategy, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson. The risk management company’s 2017 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey suggested that 69% of employers around

Worcestershire CCC are proud to announce the appointment of Matthew Rawnsley as their new CEO. Rawnsley will bring vast commercial and cricketing experience to the role following 15 years in business within high performance sales, marketing and operational environments, and nearly a decade as