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In my previous post, I looked at how to avoid discrimination when creating a job advertisement. It can be challenging to tackle the creation of job advertisements in a positive way if you are not careful.  Bearing in mind that the vast majority of employers do not set...

Recruitment is a complex and involving process, and it can take some time to get it right. Is it possible to discriminate in recruitment ads?  In addition, if you are running a small business, it can be a little daunting. You may know the kind of person you want for...

As if we needed yet more evidence that stress is one of the biggest problems in the modern workplace, here comes a study that makes a direct link between stress and disengagement from work. Disengagement, to put it bluntly, means employees finding it hard to be...

Since June 30th of this year, employees now have the right to ask for flexible working. This sounded great when it was announced, and there were many articles published all over the Internet and in the real world, all of them trumpeting a new era. This era was...

A recent study has shown that many small businesses are feeling a little bit confused when it comes to marketing. Marketing has to bring results, obviously, but apparently many small businesses just don’t know how to get it right or put another way, keep on doing what...

Robert Trotter (2014), Author of A Million Futures: halving the disability employment gap states that 48% of people with disabilities believe they would still be in work if their employers had provided more flexible sick leave policies. The concept of Disability...

Before I explain some simple steps that you can take which will help people with disabilities to apply for your vacancies, it is important to understand the potential numbers involved and what that means for your business. According to the Department of Work &...

One clear aspect of the modern workplace is that everyone is more in touch with each other. Whether we work in a large corporation or as part of a small business, we are always in touch with each other. We can pick up the phone or send an email. Sometimes we can even...

Sometimes, you find a story so inspirational, it could almost bring a tear to your eye. Disability in the workplace is something that will not go away, and something that deserves sensitivity and maturity. In this article, the ex-SVP of Walgreens outlines just how he...

First, the good news.  The world of flexible working is finally open to everyone who has a job. This means that any one who feels that their life would benefit from flexible working can approach their employer and put their case forward. The employer doesn’t have to...

The job market for disabled people seems to have suddenly become a lot worse. There have been issues in the past, but at the moment it seems as if being disabled and finding employment is more of a challenge than it has ever been. Recent studies seem to bear out this...

Who has heard of the UK skills gap? A new study has shown that HR professionals who are following a traditional path of looking for high-quality talent at the top levels of organisations are quite possibly letting their organisations down. The push for high-quality...