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Closed Doors? Are apprenticeships becoming harder to access?

Ola Kolade, Employment & Skills Director at Business in the Community, explores why apprenticeships risk becoming harder to access and how employer recruitment practices shape who gets through the door.
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Mel Quinlan

Learn more about Mel Quinlan, Head of Compliance at GMC and member of the North West Leadership Board at Business in the Community.
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Ben Thierry
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Brew Monday 2026

Michel Ma, Advisory Programme Manager at Business in the Community, explores how employers can use Brew Monday as an opportunity to examine their workplace culture and foster the connection and inclusive environment that allows employees to thrive.
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Equal Pay Day 2025: Why Intersectional Data Matters

For Equal Pay Day 2025, Business in the Community is highlighting the need for intersectional pay gap reporting, and how employers can take action to close pay inequality.
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Creating a Future-Ready Economy: A Call to Action

Peter Ramsey, Head of Business Action for a Just Transition at Business in the Community, informed by insights from BITC’s new report Creating a Future-Ready Economy, reflects on how, as global attention turns to COP30, the UK has a timely opportunity to act on turning environmental and social challenges into long-term economic opportunity.
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What’s next for workforce wellbeing?

Discover insights from Business in the Community and Hays on the future of workforce wellbeing and how employers can build thriving, healthy workplaces.
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How businesses can close the upskilling gap

Ola Kolade, Employment and Skills Director at Business in the Community, discusses the forthcoming Lifelong Learning Entitlement and the need for government and employers to work together to upskill the UK’s workforce and drive economic productivity.
Case Studies

Shell: Delivering Diversity Through DEI Planning

Discover Shell’s structured approach to delivering diversity through DEI, promoting workforce representation and inclusion.