January is traditionally a time when we make enthusiastic plans and set exuberant goals only to abandon them shortly afterwards. New productivity tool Aliya is here to make sure that this doesn’t happen in 2018.

Europe lacks effective policies to support return to work by breast cancer survivors.

More women are surviving breast cancer, but return to work rates vary considerably across Europe.

Employers' actions and attitudes are central to successful return to work by survivors.

1. Own your name
Make sure the company name you use has an available trademark and internet domain name. To check if a trademark is available you can do a trademark search online. Never assume that a trademark is available just because you can’t find it online as it may be used by a company that is closed or someone may have trademarked it but never used it.

A first glance, the photos just look like some people having fun. But the cow masks actually have quite a serious meaning. The photographer behind the photos hopes they will begin an inquiry into whether women are seen as less important than cattle in India.

Business Sector Magazine Corporate Vision has deemed Designated Associates Managing Director Elaine Owen Digital Marketing & Web Design M.D of the Year 2017.

Guest blog by Jo Thornell.

Jo Thornell is Director of Sales and Service Excellence at Shakespeare Martineau. The firm was a key sponsor of the Qatar-UK Business & Investment Forum, which took place at Birmingham’s ICC on 28^th March 2017.

Women only account for a sixth of those in senior roles at the UK's top companies, according to the Financial Times. However, women are 35% more likely to go to university, a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute reveals. So, if women are more qualified than they have ever been before, why are they still struggling to secure the UK's top jobs?

Paula Tinkler, Commercial Director at Chemoxy, has come up against some of the challenges women face when trying to move up the career ladder, but now holds a senior role. Here, she explains how we can help more women to do the same.

International Women's Day is a day to celebrate the progress that has been made towards equality, but also to consider how women, men and non-binary people can collaborate further to reach the goal of a gender-inclusive world.

To celebrate International Women's Day, Alison Hughes, Partner at ALC Discovery, spoke with Sally Talbot, HR Practice Leader at Per Ardua Associates, about what the firm is doing to improve diversity and inclusion, her views on whether women can succeed in search and recruitment, and what's coming next in the field of gender equality.

At Per Ardua, Sally is responsible for building and driving the HR and talent practice, including placing heads of HR, heads of talent, reward, organisational development and diversity and inclusion. She is also responsible for driving all diversity and inclusion initiatives and products for the firm.

In April 2017 the government will introduce mandatory new legislation that will require all companies with 250 employees or more to reveal specific information regarding the pay of their employees.

Companies will be required to publish figures showing the pay gaps between male and female employees, which will be made publically available to potential customers, employees and future employees in a bid to increase transparency and fairness.