Isabel Jackson

Junior Staff Writer

Isabel Jackson is a junior staff writer at People Management

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Ageism is ‘most socially important’ challenge facing HR, career experts say

With an ageing UK workforce, employers must redesign their hiring processes to ensure older workers are not excluded

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How Lloyds is ensuring its workplaces are accessible for all

From training programmes to office design, the bank’s inclusion leaders explain why it’s committed to boosting disability equality

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DPD accused of ‘revenge’ sacking drivers for opposing pay cuts

Delivery firm allegedly dismissed workers after they refused to work for three days to protest reduced wages

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House of Commons’ Sally Jackson: ‘General elections are brutal – we try to make it easier for the MPs’

Having spent a decade at the organisation, the HR director shares what it’s really like running the people function of the most renowned – and scrutinised – institution in the country

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A quarter of working-age people are disabled – why are they so often an afterthought?

The incentives for businesses to act on the issue are clear, but how can HR truly break down the barriers to disability inclusion?

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UK companies abandon EDI initiatives in response to Trump’s anti-diversity rhetoric, survey finds

More than half of businesses changed their approach to equality, diversity and inclusion last year following rollbacks in the US

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Majority of women experiencing menopause find career progression hindered

Survey shows quarter of women going through menopause have turned down additional responsibilities, with 15 per cent considering quitting their job

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L&D and me: DAZN’s Josh Briggs

The sports entertainment platform’s head of people development shares how a passion for getting the best out of people led him from personal training to L&D

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RNLI worker who called mayor of London a ‘terrorist’ was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules

Panel decides charity failed to carry out a reasonable investigation, with claimant not fully informed of the allegations against him

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Asda worker who shared colleague’s Facebook profile with disgruntled customer was unfairly dismissed

Tribunal rules claimant could have been sacked fairly, but finds ‘significant failures’ in supermarket’s investigation