Inclusive Awards

Inclusive Awards 2026 Finalists Revealed as DEI Leaders Defy Diversity Backlash

Organisations and individuals continuing to champion workplace equality and inclusion have been named as finalists in the 2026 Inclusive Awards.
Jesse Owusu, CEO and Co-Founder of CORD

Jesse Owusu: Building Opportunity, Ownership and Access in the Creative Industries

Jesse Owusu, CEO and Co-Founder of CORD and a Rising Star finalist at the 2026 Black British Business Awards, talks to Fair Play Talks about entrepreneurship, representation, ownership and his ambition to create more routes into the creative industries for Black and underrepresented talent.
Working With Cancer

Cancer Costs UK Employers £3.7bn a Year as More Than 1m People Live With...

Cancer costs UK employers £3.7bn a year as more than one million working-age people live with or beyond a diagnosis, new research reveals.
One in four UK managers regularly thinks about leaving their job because of the pressure and stress of managing people, reveals survey.

One in Four UK Managers Regularly Think About Quitting as People Pressures Mount

One in four UK managers regularly thinks about quitting due to people management pressures, as workloads, stress and burnout mount, Ciphr research finds.
Gen Z and trade apprenticeships

Eight in 10 Gen Z Fear AI Will Replace Traditional Entry-Level Jobs as Trade...

Eight in 10 young Americans believe AI will eliminate many entry-level jobs, while 92% have changed their career strategy and almost half are considering a skilled trade.
AI upskilling

Executives Using AI to Cut Jobs Are Half as Likely to Invest in AI...

Executives prioritising AI-driven job cuts are almost half as likely to invest in AI upskilling, new research reveals.
Grief support at work

‘No One Should Have to Fight for Time to Grieve’: New Rights Put Grief...

New UK bereavement rights arrive in April 2027. Find out who is covered and how employers can support pregnancy loss, family loss and wider grief.
Dawn Butler MP with Linda Riley, Founder of Employee Diversity Umbrella, at the Employee Network Awards 2026.

Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Inclusion at the Employee Network Awards 2026

Meet the Employee Network Awards 2026 winners, celebrating the employee networks and inclusion leaders creating fairer, more inclusive UK workplaces.
Workplace trust

Just One in Four People Trust Business Leaders as AI Adds to Global Trust...

Just 24% globally trust business leaders and only 23% trust AI chatbots, according to Ipsos, highlighting a growing leadership and AI trust challenge.
AlI In by BBC Story Works and Valuable 500

What Does Disability Inclusion Look Like in Practice? ‘All In’ Puts Lived Experience at...

A new 10-film series from The Valuable 500 and BBC StoryWorks explores how businesses can embed disability inclusion across work, technology, products and culture.
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