In the case of "Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley and others", the employment appeal tribunal (EAT) considered in excess of 7, 000 equal pay claims brought predominantly by female retail workers at supermarket chain Asda. more»
While the spotlight is currently falling firmly on larger organisations like the BBC, it's important that small businesses are aware of the measures they need to take to tackle gender pay gap inequality. more»
A parliamentary report has urged government to review equality legislation regarding workplace dress codes, after the petitions and women and equalities committees identified a failure of employers to follow anti-discrimination measures. more»
Despite research showing companies with strong gender diversity to be more successful, women remain under-represented in all major industries. more»
The Bank of England's chief economist has warned that up to 15m jobs in Britain could be taken by robots, with accountants and salespeople among those considered most at risk in the next 20 years. more»
While new ONS figures have shown some 89, 000 new firms were established in 2015, London had nearly a fifth of them more than the total number of businesses in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the North East of England combined. more»
Amazon's CEO has been criticised for being out of touch with his company, following an investigation by The New York Times. We looked into five other high-profile examples of bosses who ran into trouble for similar reasons. more»
