Welcome to the tenth issue of IT Pro 20/20, our digital magazine that brings all of the previous month's most important tech issues into clear view.
Diversity has always been a challenge for the technology industry. It's one of those few industries that struggles to maintain a varied talent pool, with white males still taking the single biggest share of the employee demographic.
This is a problem we've known about for a long time, and even though the figures have improved very little in recent years, awareness has. Unfortunately, there's a very real danger that what work UK businesses have put in to make their workforce as diverse as possible could be entirely undone by the pandemic.
When faced with shrinking budgets, it's easy to imagine companies choosing to sideline or even close some of the newer, more costly, diversity initiatives. We also know from recent research in the US that women are more likely to be furloughed than their male colleagues as, by the nature of recent diversity efforts, women are more likely to be holding those very vulnerable entry-level positions.
In this month's issue, we aim to show why a struggling business should start thinking of diversity as less of a business luxury and more as a route to recovery and, ultimately, a competitive advantage in a fractured post-pandemic market.
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How to implement a four-day week in techIn-depth More companies are switching to a four-day week as they look to balance employee well-being with productivity
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Intelligence sharing: The boost for businessesIn-depth Intelligence sharing with peers is essential if critical sectors are to be protected
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The Channel Recruiter and Nebula debut new global talent resourcing solutionNews Tech Talent on Tap aims to provide channel firms with on-demand access to elite technical professionals from around the world
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Intel makes high-level hires while factory workers are warned of layoffsNews The company is appointing four senior executives as part of efforts to refocus on engineering and customer relationships
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UiPath names Simon Pettit as new AVP for UK and IrelandNews The seasoned leader will spearhead region-specific transformation projects as UiPath looks to drive operational growth and customer engagement
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Tech talent shortages mean firms are scrapping traditional recruitment strategiesNews With more than half of enterprise leaders worried about future skills shortages, many organizations are turning to a range of new techniques to expand potential talent pools.
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Employees are dead set on flexible working arrangements – three quarters would turn down a role that didn't offer hybrid options as work-life balance becomes more important than payNews New research shows workers are increasingly demanding flexible working arrangements from employers.
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How to empower employees to accelerate emissions reductionin depth With ICT accounting for as much as 3% of global carbon emissions, the same as aviation, the industry needs to increase emissions reduction
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Half of jobseekers turned down offers last year amid growing demands on employersNews An increasingly competitive talent landscape means employers are being forced to offer a wider range of incentives
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Worldwide IT spending to grow 4.3% in 2023, with no significant AI impactNews Spending patterns have changed as companies take an inward focus
