Where can we invest now to reduce long-term inequality in the COVID-19 recovery? COVID-19 both exposed and exacerbated cruel social divides. Across the world, not only have poor people suffered…
OpenAI has announced a new technological milestone, an artificial intelligence capable of “imagining” almost anything and that could change the illustration, design and photography industry as we know it. Dall…
With 42% of the American labor force now working from home full-time, this creates an opportunity for people to escape to remote landscapes for a safe change of pace. A…
Tarik Ramjaun, a Lecturer in Culinary Arts and Professional Cookery at the UWL’s London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism, discusses the pathway to empowering future chefs with the skills…
For the first time, transgender people in Bangladesh will have access to free education, exclusively dedicated to members of the transgender community. The privately-funded seminary, madrassa, in Dhaka is going…
Arcadia Group, which owns brands such as Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Burton has appointed administration from Deloitte. The decline in Arcadia’s financial performance has long been…
COVID-19 has triggered mass reverse migrations from cities to rural areas in India. It is estimated every sixth migrant worker, largely employed in unorganised sectors like construction and handlooms, has…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’re seeing a transformative change in how society sees fatherhood. According to researchers, men have spent a hugely increased number of hours with their…
In 2020, more organisations have recognised the need for transformative action, egged on by workforces looking to their employers for leadership on social and environmental challenges. Where to begin? Forum…
Microsoft Ireland anticipates that 50% of the country’s professionals will never return to the office full-time, following a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group and KRC Research. Microsoft is one…
Google’s new product, Career Certificates, teach “job-ready skills” for high-demand roles such as IT support, with three further courses in the pipeline – targeting UX designers, data analysts and project…
Uber, Lyft and other gig economy giants have launched Proposition 22, a campaign to enable workers to “choose to work as independent contractors with control over where, when, how long and for who they work”, rather than be reclassified as employees with rights.
