Generational Diversity

Discover the full list of 2026 UK Black Tech Achievement Awards winners and the inaugural BTA Top 50 recognising Black leaders shaping the future of UK tech.

The winners of the British Diversity Awards 2026 have been revealed.

New analysis suggests that the UK labour market is entering a prolonged period of strain, with redundancy warnings continuing to rise and early indicators pointing to another record year for job losses.

Youth unemployment in the UK has doubled in three years, TUC warns, calling for urgent expansion of the Jobs Guarantee to support young workers.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged the UK government to establish an emergency national taskforce to protect jobs, support at-risk industries and prevent business closures, as the economic impact of the escalating Iran conflict intensifies.

From work and inequality to climate, health and leadership, more than 2,000 delegates will gather at the Eden Project to take part in one of the UK’s most ambitious cross-sector conversations – focused on building a stronger, fairer and more sustainable future for generations to come.

With just a week remaining before nominations close, organisations are being urged to recognise the outstanding achievements of Black professionals and entrepreneurs by putting forward candidates for the 2026 BBBAwards.

Nearly two-thirds of business leaders across the UK, France and Germany are not prepared to lead effectively in an AI-driven economy, according to a major new study.

Women’s representation on UK boards remains at 43% of FTSE 350 roles, unchanged from last year, while top executive positions continue to be dominated by men.

The average woman is effectively working for 47 days of the year for free compared with the average man, according to new analysis by the TUC, as the UK’s union body warned that progress on closing the gender pay gap remains painfully slow.