When talking about gaps in digital skills, many employers may automatically think of the skills needed to do advanced tasks such as software development and data analysis. Written by Liz Williams MBE, CEO FutureDotNow; our guest blog covers the importance of giving your colleagues the confidence and training they need to succeed in the digital age.

The Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter recognises excellent people management as a vehicle to organisational success, and to good employment more generally. As part of our 'Leadership for Good Employment' campaign, we have developed a discussion paper on the topic of excellent people management. This was created in collaboration with Gillian Drakeford, former Global Executive and UK CEO for Ikea. 

How employers can be supportive of cancer in a working environment. Written by Jacqui Naraynsingh, Campaign Leader for Answer Cancer's Greater Manchester Cancer Screening Engagement Programme 'Bee Seen, Get Screened'; bringing employer cancer screening support in workplaces forward.

What employers can do to support employees living with HIV? Written by Joe Tanzer, Community Engagement Worker for BHA for Equality; this guest article brings conversation of HIV in the Workplace forward for World AIDS day 2022.

10 new employers have joined the Good Employment Charter's Membership tier. Andy Burnham, Mayor of GM, makes the announcement. The Good Employment Charter now has 77 Member organisations, all leading the movement for Good Employment across the city region. 

What is anti-racism? And how can organisations, and people, follow the path to anti-racism? In this blog, we hear from Roli Barker, Director at The Big Life Group. They speak on their journey to anti-racism, and the practical steps that employers can take to make change in their organisations to address inequality.

Why should businesses prioritise wider societal benefits? And how can this be done to benefit both business, and other factors? In this blog, we hear from Angela Halliday, Director of Social Impact UK & Ireland at Sodexo. In this blog, they speak on the motivations behind ethical business decision making, and explore their own corporate purpose at Sodexo.

What is the impact of the Cost of Living crisis? And how can employers assess what support their people need? In this blog, we hear from Donald Moore, Chair at One+All. In this post, they speak on the impact of the rising prices, particularly on lower paid colleagues. The blog also contains a survey to download, which can be used to assess the needs of your employees.

New employers are joining the Good Employment Charter's Membership tier. Terry Duffy, Area Director at Acas makes the announcement. The Good Employment Charter now has 68 Member organisations, all committed to growing the movement across the region.