Inclusion & Belonging

NHS workers report rising racist abuse as new evidence exposes racial discrimination across UK workplaces and raises questions about employer accountability.

Half of Gen Z workers feel guilty using AI and more than four in 10 are using it without their employer's knowledge, despite businesses increasingly demanding AI skills from new recruits.

Nearly one in five Gen X workers do not expect ever to fully retire, while another 19% anticipate working beyond the traditional retirement age, according to new research revealing growing financial insecurity among workers approaching later life.

More than half of Gen Z adults say they lack a sense of meaning or purpose in their lives, while nearly eight in 10 young people want careers that make a positive difference, according to new research highlighting a growing challenge for employers. 

Google has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to expand access to mentoring for young people across the US, as AI, disappearing entry-level roles and widening opportunity gaps reshape traditional routes into work.

UNDP and ILGA World honour five global LGBTIQ+ equality champions from South Africa, Uganda, Chile, India and the Netherlands at the 2026 International Pride Awards.

As organisations mark International Allyship Day on 8 August, inclusion and leadership experts say employers need to move beyond good intentions and make allyship part of everyday workplace culture.

From boardrooms and hospitals to classrooms, charities and global businesses, South Asian changemakers are helping shape fairer workplaces, stronger communities and more responsible organisations long after South Asian Heritage Month has ended.

More than half of managers are promoted without formal leadership training, leaving many ill-equipped to support employee development despite workers' growing ambition to learn, according to new research.

A major new global benchmark reveals disability inclusion is shifting from workplace programmes to governance, AI and core business strategy.