Employees will have the right to make a flexible working request from the first day of their employment, in a move by the government aimed at providing 2.2 million more individuals with improved work-life balance. Currently, employees must wait for six months in their role before making such requests. The new plan would also […]
MPs have urged the government to mandate ethnicity pay gap reporting for larger companies, while experts advise employers to start gathering data promptly. In a parliamentary discussion on September 20, it was emphasized that without mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for larger organizations, businesses would face difficulties in achieving the necessary progress to eliminate […]
Recent research conducted by Chargifi indicates that Gen Z and Millennials are experiencing a disproportionate sense of isolation while working from home, which is negatively impacting their ability to establish and nurture workplace relationships and potentially hindering their career advancement. A survey of 2,000 office workers in the US and UK reveals that 67% […]
In this article, Jonathan Taylor, a managing psychologist at the D&I consultancy Pearn Kandola, elucidates how leaders and teams can derive benefits from practicing compassion in the current challenging times. In the face of escalating stress and anxiety among employees, it is crucial to address their well-being. The past 18 months have significantly impacted […]
New research reveals that job advertisements featuring ‘masculine’ language dissuade women from applying for those positions, as fewer than half of women choose to submit applications to vacancies utilizing male-coded language. The study, which involved an analysis of over 7,500 job adverts, employed a gender score calculator to assess the language used in each […]
Olivia Bence’s experience is not uncommon. After working at a prominent marketing agency in Manchester and residing in the city for four years, she made the decision to return to her family’s residence in the coastal town of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The 25-year-old graduate realized she enjoyed working from […]
Pearn Kandola, a globally recognized diversity and inclusion consultancy, has entered into an exclusive collaboration with GoodCourse, a London-based training start-up, to provide diversity and inclusion training to frontline workers. GoodCourse offers concise learning and development content, complemented by informative explainer videos in a ‘Tik Tok’ style format. The courses include references to additional […]
Encountering an unfamiliar person’s request for weed or pills is an experience that many individuals of Black ethnicity have encountered, and it is an uncomfortable situation. Naturally, the likelihood of this occurrence varies depending on the circumstances. It is more common among young people and in environments where drug use is more prevalent, such […]
Workers with hectic schedules have reason to celebrate, as trials of a four-day workweek in Iceland have been deemed an “overwhelming success,” leading to suggestions for a similar initiative in the UK. The most extensive trial of a four-day workweek worldwide took place in Iceland from 2015 to 2019. More than 1% of Iceland’s […]
Individuals of British-Chinese descent are concerned that they will endure long-lasting consequences following racist incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic, as highlighted by an expert’s warning. Binna Kandola, an author and business psychologist, conducted 30 extensive interviews with individuals of East-Asian heritage in the UK. These revealed disturbing accounts of people being subjected to profanity, […]