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What is the ‘996’ working week system?
Speed Read Chinese media hotly debates 12-hour six-day working week after Alibaba founder calls it a ‘blessing’
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German overtakes French as employers' preferred language
Speed Read Jobs site warns of shortfall in linguists as Brexit deters EU nationals
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British bosses use artificial intelligence to monitor staff
Speed Read Unions say new system may cause distrust and increase pressure
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Deadline passes for publication of gender pay figures
Speed Read Large firms had until midnight to publish gender pay gap figures, and now face action from equalities commission
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Automation could replace 1.5 million UK jobs
Speed Read ONS estimates 70% of ‘high risk’ roles are currently held by women
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Is formal office dress code dead?
Speed Read Goldman Sachs becomes latest firm to issue new guidelines allowing more flexibility over work attire
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Northern jobs most at risk from rise in automation
Speed Read Whereas higher-skilled counterparts in the south could benefit from rising demand and increased employment
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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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