New research has found that many senior managers and directors aren't delivering the contribution they're expected to, but are continuing to reap financial handouts.
Professional services firm Deloitte has given partner status to 75 members of staff and, supporting gender equality, women have secured 22 of the positions.
For decades we have been provided with folders to manage our business files. A hierarchical storage model that panders to that bit of control freak in all of us – or not. They are actually a little unnatural, (teaching people how hard disk/folders work was not an easy task and the older generation have grown up with nothing else) but are now so deeply engrained in our culture that we can’t let go; so much so that new offerings in the cloud such as DropBox and One Drive offer the same model.
Picture care workers, cleaners and catering staff. These traditional women’s jobs have the unenviable distinction of being three of the lowest paid jobs in the UK – typically well below £10 per hour. And that’s a big problem – particularly in the adult social care sector, where attracting the very best is important to deliver quality of care.
Alison Brittain has left her job as group director for the retail division at Lloyds Banking Group to take up the role of CEO at London Stock Exchange-listed Whitbread.
According to new research from Emolument, men's bonuses are much higher than women's.
Since getting back on track after a rocky 2014, Urban Outfitters has started to focus more on its digital presence. This has also included changing the way they hire employees.
Despite being the only FTSE 350 company with females holding the most senior executive positions, outsourcing and energy services company Mitie is not content with that statistic and is breaking new ground in promoting and developing a talented female workforce.
The World Economic Forum estimated that it'll be 80 years before women achieve gender parity. As a firm that prides itself on progress, EY is looking to challenge that prediction with its 'fast forward' strategy to develop women in the workplace.
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