The UK's Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has just launched a new parliamentary inquiry into flexible working and disability and it's asking some important questions. Despite the post-pandemic cultural shift towards flexible working, the employment rate for working-age disabled people in Q2 2025 was just 52.8%, compared to 82.5% for non-disabled people. That gap is stubbornly persistent and this inquiry seeks to know why. 🔍 The inquiry will examine: ➡️ The effectiveness

Mental Health UK's Burnout Report 2026 (4,500+ UK adults) makes for sobering reading: 91% of adults experienced high or extreme stress in the past year — unchanged for the third year running. 1 in 3 workers don't feel comfortable discussing stress with their manager — and that number is rising 🏥 1 in 5 workers took sick leave due to stress-related poor mental health 📋 Only 17% of those returning from stress-related absence had a formal return-to-work plan And for 18–24 year

A big thank you to everyone who attended the recent 13th online agiLab conference and provided such useful and valuable input. The...