Diversity and inclusion

New and updated

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Coming soon

  Updated to promote our upcoming webinar on HR and reward priorities for 2026. 

• Date:

  25 November 2025

  Type:

  Case studies

  Embedding culture intelligence within the NHS

  Bernadette Thompson OBE, Director of People and Culture at North Middlesex Hospital, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, talks to Shelagh Prosser about advancing cultural intelligence within the NHS, drawing on her experiences at Barts Health NHS Trust and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust over the past three years.

• Date:

  13 November 2025

  Type:

  News

  Employers reject culture wars to embrace inclusive hiring

  Far from being a casualty of 'woke' culture wars, inclusive hiring practices are in fact more popular than ever with employers, research has suggested.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Equality, diversity and inclusion: The business case

  Updated with more recent data and research on the diversity within workplaces.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Barriers to gender equality, diversity and inclusion

  Updated with the latest gender pay gap figures, as reported in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025. 

• Date:

  24 September 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  From the top down: DEI in leadership

  As a conversation topic, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is often discussed in the context of the general workforce rather than leadership. But when it comes to DEI, senior leadership can both lead the charge and hinder the change, depending on the values and principles they embody.

• Date:

  3 September 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Exploring decentralised DEI: Situating inclusivity and accountability outside of HR

  The beauty of DEI is that it is intended to reflect the perspectives and needs of the majority - so why not integrate the majority into its execution? Instead of a "top-down" dissemination of DEI policies, decentralised systems may be a way to ease pressure on overworked HR departments and draw on the expertise and perspectives of the wider workforce.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Why is gender equality important?

  Updated with current data on the disparity between men and women at work, including insights from the FTSE Women Leaders Review 2025 and The World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2025. 

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive employment

  Updated to include a reference to a report by Pride in Leadership on the barriers to LGBTQ+ career progression in the UK. 

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Opportunities and barriers

  Updated to reflect figures on sexual orientation from the ONS Annual Population Survey and the experiences of LGBTQ+ employees in Stonewall research.