As the accounting profession continues to evolve and become more diverse, the advancement of women in accounting has become a major focus. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), women account for approximately 46% of all accountants and auditors in the UK. However, despite this progress, there is still work to be done.
There comes a time in many employees’ careers when they need to take a break or make a change but don’t necessarily want to move jobs. Whether taking time off is needed to look after children or care for someone else, relieve the pressures of the working environment, try a new role, or go and […]
When employees' mental health is prioritised, we see a substantial positive impact on productivity, job satisfaction, and employee retention. This blog explores how to recharge productivity in your organisation by harnessing mental health benefits.
Following our successful webinar with Hayley Barnard of MIX Diversity on unconscious bias within the recruitment process, we thought it would be useful to share some of the wisdom we learned from the event with you. Unconscious bias refers to ingrained beliefs, attitudes or perceptions, positive or negative, towards certain groups of people that exist […]
Working parents will feel more goodwill and loyalty towards their employer if they know SPL is an option. This will increase retention rates among working parents and make mothers more likely to return to work after maternity leave.
We recently looked at how Millennials have changed the workplace in terms of work/life balance and their professional goals and expectations, while much has been written about how their attitudes differ from their Baby Boomer or Generation X employers. Then, as the first Millennials from Generation Y were becoming employers themselves, we also took a […]
Millennials tend to get a bad rap. They have often been labelled as lazy or entitled and glued to their smartphones. Contrary to popular belief, however, this is an extremely hard-working generation. With an awareness of the value of growing their skills, strengthening relationships and exploring opportunities, most don’t mind putting in the extra hours. […]