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Investing in Women to Reduce the National STEM Skills Shortage

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Apr 2023

Women make up only 24% of the STEM workforce, demonstrating a clear gender gap in STEM fields. In this video, Amanda Solloway MP, Former Minister for Science, Research and Innovation in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, discusses the importance of encouraging young women to become involved in STEM within educational settings and the workplace.

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What the New Spring Budget Childcare Proposals Mean for Families and How Employers Can Help

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Apr 2023

In the 2023 Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced an increase in childcare 0f £288 million by 2024/25. Working Families discuss what these changes to the budget mean for families and the ways workplaces can support their employees who have young children.

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Recent Updates to Degree Apprenticeships Policies

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Mar 2023

Degree-level apprenticeships only represented 12.4% of all apprenticeship starts between 2021 and 2022. In this video, Joanna Moonan, Deputy Director at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education shares some of the recent policy updates regarding degree apprenticeships and what this means for the implementation of them across universities.

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Upholding Employment Laws and Legal Responsibilities to Hybrid Workers

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Mar 2023

9 in 10 employees consider flexible working to be a key motivator in their productivity at work. In this video, Georgia Roberts, an Associate in the Employment Team at Kingsley Napley discusses some of the recent changes to flexible working laws and advice to help organisations develop flexible working policies that support all employees.

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The Benefits of Collective Leadership

8 minute read

Mar 2023

68% staff in the NHS say their manager works with them, helping them to overcome any problems they face in their role, according to the 2022 NHS Staff Survey. Scott Deacon is the Clinical Director of Outpatients for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston(UBHW) NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Director of Bristol Dental Hospital and the Clinical Lead for UBHW, in this infographic he shares the benefits of collective leadership in healthcare.

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Tools and Research to Support Teacher Workload and Wellbeing

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Mar 2023

68% of teaching staff said their workload was not manageable in a recent survey conducted by TES. Dr Joana Cardim-Dias, Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Institute discusses recent research, highlighting practical insights where schools can support staff to prevent them from being overwhelmed with the workload.

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The Cybercrime Awareness Clinic: Lessons in Training Individuals within the Organisation to Become More Cyber-Aware

7 minute read

Mar 2023

Between 2021 and 2022, 39% of UK businesses identified cyber attacks on their businesses, according to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022. Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, a Reader in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the University of Portsmouth discusses the Cybercrime Awareness Clinic they have in place at the university to support stakeholders and businesses, educating them on the challenges of cybercrime.

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Why it’s Time for a Holistic Approach to Supporting Returning Parents

5 minute read

Mar 2023

Helping new mothers to return to work and planning for maternity leave are just two of the challenges employers face when supporting pregnant and postnatal employees. Returning Works® Founder Dr Emma Waltham explains why it’s time for a more systemic approach to supporting expectant and returning parents.

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Mediating Strategies to Manage Conflict as a Female Leader

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Mar 2023

In a recent CIPD survey, a quarter of respondents said conflict was common in the workplace. Rachel Suff, Senior Policy Advisor for Employment Relations at CIPD discusses the challenges female leaders in the public sector face when handling these conflicts and strategies manage them.

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Taking a Whole Organisation Approach to Positive Wellbeing

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Feb 2023

Promoting positive wellbeing helps the development of working environments where employees thrive. Dr Sabrina Robinson, the Wellbeing Lead at Essex County Council discusses the benefits of a whole organisation approach to positive wellbeing and how employees have been empowered to make changes to help them focus on their personal wellbeing.

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Developing Inclusive LGBTQ+ Policies to Further Workplace Equality

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Feb 2023

A third of LGBTQ+ staff in the UK have hidden their LGBTQ+ identity in fear of discrimination in the workplace. Emma Green, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy discusses using staff input to develop inclusive policies to further LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace.

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Improving Menopause Support in the Workplace

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Feb 2023

6 in 10 people experiencing menopause said their symptoms had a negative impact on their work. Jacqui McBurnie, Founder of and Chair of the NHS England Menopause Network, discusses implementing inclusive menopause policies to support staff experiencing menopause.

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