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Our CEO, Laura Evans, was ahead of the curve again, as was anyone she advised or spoke to at the time! As predicted by Laura when former Deputy PM Angela Rayner stepped down, the Government has today (27th November, 2025) announced that, instead of planned Day 1 protections from unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights […]

Today’s Budget was not as bad as everyone feared; at least it did not deliver the same shocks to businesses and employers as last year’s, which led to difficult decisions over the past six months. However, it lacked ambition or a real vision for what the country could achieve. It also kicked the tax burden

Today (19th November) marks the end of Transgender Awareness Week ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance tomorrow (20th November). As a progressive organisation whose purpose is Influencing Change for Work-Life Inclusion, Glass Ceilings Change Management is proud to stand in allyship with transgender people and communities through all of our work, particularly during a concerning

Our CEO, Laura Evans, attended a business briefing this morning where she heard updates from Ken Clark, the North West Agent. During the Q&A at the end, Laura asked questions and fed into the discussion trends we are seeing through our work with clients across various sectors and from her Advisory Board roles. The event

Our CEO, Laura Evans, thoroughly enjoyed delivering a session on ‘Sexual Harassment – Your Responsibility as an Organisation’ to members of the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter on 11th November. Glass Ceilings provides a range of services around preventing sexual harassment in the course of employment, including proactive prevention. Laura’s experience spans over 15

On Remembrance Day, we will be pausing for 2 minutes’ silence at 11am to honour and pay respect to all who have served and fallen in conflicts around the world.

Last week, the government announced that the ACAS conciliation period is doubling from 6 to 12 weeks. Whilst on the face of it, increasing the period in which conciliation can take place looks like it should make things easier, it is only likely to cause further issues in reality. It increases the amount of time

Several news reports are featuring the observations of Sir Charlie Mayfield, the former Chief Executive of John Lewis, regarding the ongoing economic crisis caused by high levels of long term sickness and disability in the population. I’ve been writing and speaking publicly to raise awareness about this since very early on in the pandemic, and

Our CEO Laura Evans enjoyed attending the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce’s Innovation in Business Awards last night, having supported the awards as a panel judge this year. Commenting afterwards, Laura said: “The standard of nominees was extremely high, reflecting the innovative work going on across the city region, and I enjoyed hearing about all their

Laura Evans, CEO, was pleased to contribute to the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey and further provide contributions to this article in the ‘Business Live’ online publication. Laura was subsequently interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside alongside Liverpool Chamber’s Chief Executive, Paul Cherpeau, where she discussed her observations and comments on the economic impacts