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11 May 2023
Data key for boosting social mobility - but only part of the story
Ramping up stats on disadvantaged people’s progress in accountancy will drive better HR decision making, hears ICAEW and CIPFA event – but speakers also highlight the value of listening to lived experience.
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25 Oct 2022
PwC’s New World New Skills scheme fuels levelling up
The firm’s social mobility schemes aim to help young people develop strong, transferable skills that will set them up for solid careers.
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21 Jul 2022
Beating talent challenges by embracing social mobility
Foxley Kingham, a firm that has helped to shape ICAEW’s social mobility scheme, explains how reaching out to its local community has resulted in better, more engaged junior staff.
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15 Jun 2022
Celebrating the inaugural Social Mobility Awareness Day
Find out how organisations across the UK are taking part in the country’s first Social Mobility Awareness Day, which aims to improve awareness of social mobility and help firms take positive action.
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25 Feb 2022
Social mobility: how Audit Wales is rising to the challenge
The Auditor General for Wales has launched a number of initiatives to bring people from different backgrounds into its staff and introduce them to other parts of the Welsh public sector.
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25 Feb 2022
How to approach social mobility on a global level
Managing social mobility in a global organisation requires coherent guidance that applies across multiple offices, geographies and societies.
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24 Feb 2022
Internal audit's role in D&I for Financial Services
Following a 2021 Discussion Paper on diversity and inclusion in financial services, Ololade Adesanya, Director, EMEIA Financial Services at EY, looks at the role of internal audit in driving the regulatory agenda.
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23 Feb 2022
Social mobility: do we need a class pay gap?
Class pay gaps within your business are an important indicator of social inequality. Reporting them is essential if you’re serious about ensuring socioeconomic diversity at all levels.
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16 Feb 2022
Tackling staff shortages with social mobility
Amid the current talent and skills shortage, the temptation for business owners and recruiters to panic hire to plug skills gaps in their business may feel overwhelming. But this approach can risk dismantling efforts to build a diverse workforce.
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14 Feb 2022
Breaking down the barriers to social mobility
Socioeconomic diversity matters, from a social, performance and investment perspective, says Included’s Nick Basannavar, and organisations need to understand and address the issues that hold people from underprivileged backgrounds back.
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11 Feb 2022
How to tackle the pandemic’s effect on social mobility
Findings from research by the Resolution Foundation give key insights into what needs to be done to repair social mobility after the pandemic.
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08 Feb 2022
Social mobility: creating a more inclusive recruitment culture
With job vacancies at an all-time high, and many people having left the labour market during the pandemic, organisations are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of inclusion.
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08 Feb 2022
Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting should be mandatory, signal MPs
In a new report, the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee calls on the UK government to introduce legislation that would require large companies to publish their ethnicity pay gap data.
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03 Feb 2022
Levelling up: promising noises, but no new funds
The UK government’s Levelling Up whitepaper sets out an ambitious vision for the future, but is based largely on existing initiatives and funding.
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31 Jan 2022
Social mobility: challenges in the war for talent
With rising numbers of job vacancies in the UK, organisations are working to improve recruitment. Embracing diversity will help them stand out from the crowd.
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