Articles by Erik Niewiarowski

Erik Niewiarowski is the B2B and careers content lead at PinkNews. They write about career and professional development for the LGBTQ+ community along with covering business news that impacts all diverse communities.

This is an image of 3 people. The center image is of a masculine presenting person. They have short hair and are smiling. To the right is an image of a gender-queer individual. On the left side there is a trans woman with black hair.

Careers
Sep 12 2023

‘Essential’ new guidelines for trans and non-binary inclusion at work issued by HR association

Business
Sep 11 2023

Grindr loses nearly half of staff after back-to-office ultimatum

This is an image of a trans woman and HS2 worker, Kat, sitting inside a truck. She is wearing an orange hi-vis jacket and helmet. The door of the cab is open and she has one hand on the steering wheel.

Careers
Aug 22 2023

Trans HS2 crane operator opens up about her ‘validating’ return to work post-transition

This is an image of Gabby Austen-Browne. She is standing on a white wall and is wearhing a black turtleneck. She has long brown hair and has her arms folded.

Business
Aug 16 2023

Diversity expert warns against dangers of tokenism at PinkNews Business Community event

this is a side by side image. On the left side, there is an image of someone graduating. They are wearing the traditional cap and gown and those are in blue. On the right sight, there is an image of someone working in a medical lab. They are wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves while looking into a microscope.

Careers
Aug 14 2023

UK businesses will need an additional 11 million graduates by 2035, report suggests

This is a side by side image. On the left side is an Asian woman. She has shorter hair and is wearing a white tank while smiling. The image on the right is her artistic self portrait of herself.

Business
Aug 10 2023

Amazon Canada shines a spotlight on LGBTQ+ artists during Pride

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UK
Aug 09 2023

PinkNews Awards 2023 to honour LGBTQ+ icons, allies and brands – here’s how to nominate

This is an image of a woman working from her home. Her computer is on a table filled with clutter. This imaged is stylised with a rainbow prism effect.

Business
Aug 09 2023

Remote working full-time could lead to reduced productivity, new study suggests

This is an image of JAKE Small. He has his hair in dreads and is smiling. He is superimposed on a colourful graphic depicting Gen Z in the workplace.

Careers
Aug 07 2023

How identity networking and social media can get Gen Z ahead in their careers

This is an image of a Pride parade. There is a man on a bicycle with his arms in the air and celebrating. He is under a massive Pride flag.

Business
Jul 27 2023

Positive online reactions to Pride outweighed the negative, according to social listening firm

This is a composite image of Spencer Hoddeson, CEO of Gay Water. He is sitting on a chair with his legs cross. Behind him are cans of Gay Water.

Business
Jul 21 2023

Influencer turned entrepreneur hopes to reclaim the word ‘gay’ with Gay Water drink

In this image, a woman is sitting at a table and working on her computer. There is a red tablecloth. There are two kids in the background.

Business
Jul 21 2023

What the UK’s incoming flexible working laws mean for you

A laptop with a customer form on the screen and the gender-neutral title 'Mx' selected

Business
Jul 19 2023

Argos and other leading UK retailers add ‘Mx’ to forms to include non-binary customers

This is an image of Wayne Ting, the ceo of Lime. He is leaning on a brick wall. He is wearing a dark blue blazer with a light blue shirt He has black hair.

Business
Jul 04 2023

Lime CEO Wayne Ting on his journey from ‘isolated’ gay immigrant kid to leading tech boss

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News
Jun 30 2023

PinkNews named UK’s fastest-growing media business by The Sunday Times

This is an image of University of Cambridge professor Giles Oldroyd. He is smiling and wearing a tweed suit. He is in front of a backgroud consisting of science related materials like DNA and a microscope

Business
Jun 29 2023

Queer Cambridge professor on why a lack of diversity is ‘unhealthy for science’

Business
Jun 28 2023

Less than 10 per cent of Brits believe brands support Pride out of ‘sincere desire’

Business
Jun 27 2023

Currys to offer trans employees paid leave for gender-affirming care

This is an image of Vyra Scher. She is wearing a black dress. She has black hair and has bright red lipsitck. She is resting her chin on her hand.

Trans
Jun 27 2023

Meet the 24-year-old trans asylum seeker whose fashion brand is now stocked at Macy’s

This is an image of an LGBTQ couple with their child in a picture frame. In the background is an office setup that is creatively overlayed with a prism.

Careers
Jun 22 2023

Employers should offer same-sex couples same parental leave rights as others, workers say

This is an image promoting the Pride at Work webinar series. There is a Black female presenting person on the right side of the image. On the left side there is an image of a white women in black and white. Event information is in the center of the image.

Careers
Jun 21 2023

Neurodiversity and queerness to be explored in PinkNews Pride at Work webinar – registrations now open

This is an image of Chris King from Lightning Travel Recruitment. They are wearing a white dress and are standing in what looks like a conference hall.

Careers
Jun 21 2023

LGBTQ+ travel chief executive reveals how living their authentic self led to success

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Business
Jun 13 2023

LGBTQ+ network leaders on why their work is so vital: ‘Creating a sense of belonging matters’

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: A Qantas cabin crew member on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft during a media visit on October 28, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Australia's international borders will reopen from Monday November 1, with fully vaccinated international arrivals able to travel into New South Wales and Victoria without needing to quarantine. Australian citizens will also be able to freely travel overseas from 1 November without requiring an exemption from the federal government and Border Force. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

Business
Jun 09 2023

Qantas updates gendered uniform rules to allow make-up and long hair for all cabin crew

In this photo, Campaign Magazine's first transgender columnist Marty Davies is seen with curly brown hair and a khaki coloured shirt leaning on a table.

Business
Jun 09 2023

Campaign Magazine appoints Marty Davies as first transgender columnist

This is a creative collage image depicting Dylan Mulvaney putting on make up, a Pride theme retail and display and Pattie Gonia for The North Face.

News
Jun 08 2023

Over 60 organisations urge brands ‘not to waver’ in face of Pride campaign backlash

In this image of a job interview, a masculine presenting person wearing green looks on nervously as a woman with glasses is looking down at an iPad.

Careers
Jun 07 2023

Over half of LGBTQ+ Americans would ‘never’ apply for a job in a state with anti-LGBTQ+ laws

This is a side by side image of Dylan Mulvaney holding up cans of Bud Light on one side and a retail display of Pride merchandise at a Target store.

Business
Jun 06 2023

Brands warned against abandoning Pride campaigns: ‘Visibility without protection is irresponsible’

This is a photo of Suki Sandhu, he is wearing a black shirt.

Business
Jun 02 2023

Diversity and inclusion in business ‘about doing the right thing’, says Suki Sandhu

This is an image of a black woman smiling and in the middle of her colleagues. She is wearing bright yellow. The background is creatively accented with the colours of the Pride flag.

Business
Jun 01 2023

How to avoid rainbow-washing and truly support LGBTQ employees during Pride Month

There is a feminine presenting person ont he left side of the photo. They have bright red hair and are wearing a grey shirt. Next to them is a masculine presenting person wearing a beard and a striped shirt. They are both looking down at a laptop computer that is emitting the pride flag colours.

Careers
May 23 2023

How will AI impact the LGBTQ+ community? We asked an expert

Thisis an image of two people. On the left there is a man and he is wearing a beanie and smiling to the camera. There is a yellow tint over him. On the other side there is a young woman.She is also wearing a beanie and there is a pink tint overlay.

Business
May 22 2023

How LGBTQ+ Gen Z graduates can find an inclusive employer: ‘Use all the tools you have’

There are two women overlooking a report. One is wearing a brown shirt and the other has a more colourful shirt on. There is a creative background of the trans pride flag colours.

Careers
May 18 2023

Most managers confident handling trans staff’s complaints about workplace treatment, study shows

This is a creative image of a man in the center. He has on a denim shirt. There is an image of two people in a circle to the left side and a woman who is anxious on the right.

Business
May 17 2023

I’m here, I’m queer and I have depression – but workplace support makes all the difference

In this image, a trans person is wearing a khaki coloured shirt and is shaking hands with someone.

Careers
May 16 2023

Managers urged to be a ‘force for allyship’ for trans and non-binary people at work

In this image, there are two trans people smiling for the camera. One person is wearing black and holding an iPad and the other is wearing red plaid and glasses.

Business
May 15 2023

Experts share advice for better trans and non-binary inclusion at work: ‘A lot of us are hidden’

This is a portrait of Ben Jackson. He is wearing a dark shirt and has his arms folded. He is standing in front a Wickes sign.

Business
May 11 2023

Why diversity and inclusion work should never just be a top-down affair: ‘Our job is to listen’

A woman is looking out of a window, they are wearing a brown coat and have blonde hair. There is a pink tint over the background which is an urban landscape.

Business
May 05 2023

Trans visibility in advertising, work and the clean slate phenomenon

Trans activist Tate Smith is posing for the camera. He has on a green shirt with a white shirt underneath.

Careers
May 02 2023

Activist Tate Smith warns that businesses aren’t ‘thinking ahead’ on trans inclusion

Author and entrepreneur Raga D'silva with lesbian Pride colours pictured behind her.

Business
Apr 28 2023

Entrepreneur Raga D’silva champions lesbian visibility and connection: ‘Role models are important’