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Hachette UK celebrates Black History Month with series of virtual panels
Hachette UK’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employee network, THRIVE, is partnering with its authors to host a series of free panels in celebration of Black History Month. The panels, which will be held […]
Read MoreHachette UK launches free portfolio sessions for BAME designers and illustrators
Hachette UK’s Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employee network, THRIVE, has partnered with the design teams in its trade divisions to launch a series of free portfolio sessions for designers and illustrators from BAME […]
Read MoreHachette UK launches free development programme for BAME writers
Hachette UK’s network for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees, THRIVE, has launched a free fiction development programme – ‘Grow Your Story’ – for unpublished and unagented writers from BAME backgrounds. The programme, in […]
Read MoreHachette UK acquires Laurence King Publishing
Hachette UK has announced the acquisition of Laurence King Publishing (LKP), the UK’s leading gift publisher and one of the country’s top three art publishers. This follows the signing of an agreement between the shareholders […]
Read MoreHachette UK continues to ‘Change the Story’ with latest D&I partnership and donation
Hachette UK has announced a new partnership with All About Trans and a donation to LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK as the latest initiatives in Changing the Story, a diversity and inclusion programme launched in 2016 […]
Read MoreDouble win for Hachette UK recognising its commitment to gender equality
30th July 2020, London – Hachette UK has been selected as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2020, while its Gender Balance Network has won Employee Network Group of the Year (Private […]
Read MoreHachette UK partners with Stephen Lawrence trust to launch publishing toolkit for young people
Hachette UK has created a new publishing toolkit in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, to make careers in the industry more accessible to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The toolkit, which launches today, […]
Read MoreHachette UK publishes second Ethnicity Pay Gap Report
6th July 2020, London – Hachette UK has published its ethnicity pay gap* report for the second year in a row, with representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees increasing to 9.6%. […]
Read MoreHachette UK announces plans for five new regional offices
16th June 2020, London – Hachette UK has announced plans to open five new offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Bristol over the next 12 months, following a year-long consultation with staff who have […]
Read MoreHachette UK donates 12,000 books to communities around the UK
London – Hachette UK has partnered with Neighbourly to donate 12,000 books to local communities around the UK during the pandemic. David Shelley, CEO of Hachette UK, commented: “Books connect us and that’s […]
Read MoreHachette UK statement on Black Lives Matter
David Shelley, CEO of Hachette UK, said: “All of us at Hachette UK have been watching events unfold after the murder of George Floyd, the most recent victim in a series of horrific incidents, with […]
Read MoreHachette UK thanks NHS workers with free e-books
To show our gratitude to all NHS staff working tirelessly at this time, we have set up a new website to offer NHS workers across the country free e-books to thank them for their […]
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