The departure of significant numbers of migrant workers would leave Britain with a deep skills gap, according to a member of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
A spokesman for the organisation claimed the arrival of immigrants is often an indicator of a strong economy and expressed concern over home secretary Theresa May's plans to introduce a [...]

Over 350 women and men from across the UK converged in London at the weekend for the first ever UK Feminista Summer School. This sell-out event, provided two days of training in feminist activism and marked a resurgence in feminist activity with some commentators heralding a new ‘heyday’ for British feminism .
Delegates received training in [...]

A new survey from recruitment specialist Poolia shows that many female recruiters in London’s financial heartland admit to sexist attitudes within their companies which can lead to career challenges for their female employees.
Whilst many were positive about prospects for women in their organisations, significant minorities admitted to a different situation. Almost one in five of [...]

Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that those wanting to claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will have to undergo medical assessments to verify their handicap has been criticised as adding unnecessary stress.
Writing for the Guardian, economy expert Rhydian Fon James said that fraudulent recipients count for 0.05 per cent of all DLA claims and there is no [...]

Racism remains ‘prevalent’ in the workplace, with conditions largely unchanged since the 1970s for some employees, suggests a new report from Race for Opportunity.
The report finds the highest salaries are often closed off for black and minority ethnic (BME) staff. The report shows BME people make up more than 10% of the population, but only [...]

A new corporate code trying to promote greater gender and ethnic equality has been welcomed by a UK women’s business group.
Toni Eastwood, a training manager for everywoman, responded to new guidelines published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) governing how top FTSE companies go about hiring senior figures, including asking firms to show "due regards" [...]

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New research has revealed that 70 per cent of UK workers are planning to stay in employment past the standard retirement age.
The Real Retirement Report by insurance company Aviva indicates that those employees in their last ten years before reaching 65 may have to contend with lower incomes and less money saved up.
According to the [...]

Perceptions of male bias in the workplace are much greater among employees in small businesses than in the working population as a whole, according to new findings.
The research, which forms part of IFF Research’s Attitudes to Work study, shows while 10% of employees believe that men are treated better than women at work, this figure [...]

Stonewall’s latest social media poll has found that Britain is ready for an openly lesbian, gay or bisexual Prime Minister. In the poll, which had 1073 responses, 59 per cent voted ‘yes, Britain is ready for an openly lesbian, gay or bisexual Prime Minister’ and 41 per cent voted ‘no.’
Ben Summerskill, Stonewall’s Chief Executive, said: [...]