Despite many advances in women’s rights and gender equality, women in employment continue to pay a high price for starting a family. Taxes, steep childcare costs, and lack of availability or access to such facilities force many into part-time work when they would ideally like to be working full-time.

More than a quarter (28%) of UK employees believe there is less stigma associated with mental health issues in the workplace than a year ago, according to new research by Aviva.

CIPD research reveals that one in three firms are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon.

The Government's plans to extend the right to request working flexibly to all appear to have gone AWOL, according to Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer.