The UK Court of Appeal ruled in late May that it is not sex discrimination for employers to enhance maternity pay but only provide the statutory rate of shared parental pay.
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Across the English-speaking world, boys tend to drop out of foreign language study as soon as it is not mandatory.
Women make about 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little changed in recent years. Could more pay transparency change that?
Secure and appropriate compensation for judges is a constitutionally recognized component of judicial independence. Here's why politics must not be allowed to interfere with it.
A gaming industry expert explains how casinos' ability to hide the price of a slot spin ensures a reliable stream of revenue from even the savviest of gamblers.
The gender pay gap remains stubbornly high in the UK, but the new rules are shaming companies into action.
High turnover can damage stability which is why keeping talent is so important to organisations.
More women are on zero hours contracts but these do not feature in gender pay gap reporting.
Entrepreneurs must grapple with uncertainty and work the longest hours. Yet they are happier and often healthier than people in other jobs.
Hundreds of court cases show that companies are using features of timekeeping software to shortchange workers, a few minutes at a time.
Research finds union members earn more because they have more experience than their non-union colleagues.
From the outside, it might look like another case of a pension black hole problem hitting another UK institution. Not so.
A combination of analysis and action is the most effective way to close the persistent gender wage gap.
Analysis shows that productivity-based payments are associated with recognised unsafe work practices including longer hours of driving and fewer rest breaks.
The digital economy has created millions of jobs that involve intense competition, unregulated working conditions and extremely low rates of pay.
Workers will soon get to see just how fat the fat cats have become.
The costs of casual work are now outweighing the slim benefits in wages (and even those are not as much as they used to be).
The focus should be on supporting women to negotiate fairer pay.
New legislation has forced stronger action and might see the first walkout at Threadneedle Street in more than 50 years.
Cricket has experienced its fair share of industrial drama over the years – and the 2017 dispute looks like a re-run of a brawl that enveloped the sport in Australia 20 years ago.
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