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Top-level gender pay gap ‘won’t close until 2055’
Speed Read Study reveals 79% of the 860,000 people in the UK earning more than £100,000 a year are men
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What is positive discrimination - and does it solve inequality?
In Depth National Police Chiefs’ Council boss says urgent action needed to combat ‘unconscious bias’ among recruiters
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British workers at risk from rising ‘presenteeism’
Speed Read Employees, already working 30 minutes more per week than a decade ago, are putting in ever more overtime to impress their bosses
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Could the UK run out of workers?
Speed Read Record high employment has strengthened employee bargaining power amid mounting fears of skills shortage
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Zero-hours workers ‘twice as likely to do nights for less pay’
Speed Read TUC recommends ‘exploitative’ system should be banned
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What is the class ceiling?
Speed Read Children of doctors and lawyers up to 24 times more likely to get top jobs than those from working-class backgrounds
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Should large firms subsidise childcare costs?
Speed Read More than 80% of parents believe big companies should cover the bill for childcare
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UK firms facing labour crisis
Speed Read British manufacturing suffering biggest skilled worker shortage in 30 years
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Self-promoters ‘do less but still get ahead at work’
Speed Read Productivity study finds staff who ‘manage upwards’ gain more promotions even though they do less work
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Government contractor Interserve seeks rescue deal
Speed Read Outsourcing giant employs 45,000 people in the UK but debts of £650m lead to fears of Carillion-style collapse
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The top ten UK companies to work for in 2019
Speed Read Anglian Water comes top in ranking of 50 best places to work according to employees
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FTSE 100 directors named Dave and Steve outnumber women or ethnic minorities
Speed Read Equality Group report finds 55% of ethnic minority Brits advised to be ‘more realistic’ about their career aspirations
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Goldman Sachs offering staff free emergency nanny care
Speed Read Scheme is part of broader initiative to support the bank’s female stuff
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UK firms urge law change on mental health at work
Speed Read Top executives urge Theresa May to honour manifesto pledge and make mental health first aid mandatory
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