Politicians, the media and your employees must be able to see you are committed to change and understand the value and purpose
of gender pay gap reporting.
Not exact matches
The World Economic Forum in the fall
of 2016 released its annual Global
Gender Gap Report, which found that the pay gap between men and women would not be closed until 2186 — 170 years from n
Gap Report, which found that the
pay gap between men and women would not be closed until 2186 — 170 years from n
gap between men and women would not be closed until 2186 — 170 years from now.
Today's must - read story is by Fortune contributor Heidi Hartmann, an economist, MacArthur Fellow, and president
of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, who
reports that the
gender pay gap hit a record low last year.
One proposal was for a
report detailing policies and goals to reduce any
gender pay gap at Alphabet; another was for Alphabet to study the societal impact
of hate speech and fake news enabled by Google's platforms.
Goldman Sachs on Friday
reported a mean
gender pay gap in Britain for its international business
of 55.5 percent and a mean bonus
gap for the unit
of 72.2 percent.
Uber also raised salaries for all employees to help close the
gender pay gap in July
of 2017 — an endeavor that likely cost hundreds
of millions
of dollars, as The Information
reported at the time.
The 2016 Global
Gender Gap Report was released earlier this week and revealed that, among various other things, women get
paid less than men, but work the equivalent
of 39 days more per year than men do.
Closer to home, the UK
gender pay gap widened at the end
of 2013, and in Dove's latest survey, 41 %
of British women
reported being unhappy with their appearance and body shape.
2 Sisters Food Group has published its
Gender Pay Gap report and unveiled a series of initiatives to improve diversity, gender, equality pay and opportunity across its bus
Gender Pay Gap report and unveiled a series of initiatives to improve diversity, gender, equality pay and opportunity across its busine
Pay Gap report and unveiled a series
of initiatives to improve diversity,
gender, equality pay and opportunity across its bus
gender, equality
pay and opportunity across its busine
pay and opportunity across its business.
Commenting on the latest
report by Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The findings of this Report on the gender pay gap are disturbing, yet sadly unsurpr
report by Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Chris Keates, General Secretary
of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The findings
of this
Report on the gender pay gap are disturbing, yet sadly unsurpr
Report on the
gender pay gap are disturbing, yet sadly unsurprising.
Equality bill The purpose
of the bill is to set out new laws to help narrow the
gap between the rich and poor, require businesses to
report on
gender pay, outlaw age discrimination and strengthen anti-discrimination legislation.
Meanwhile Tory MEPs voted against a
report on
paid paternity leave, reducing the
gender pay gap and combating violence against women, while UKIP MEPs opposed investigating tax evasion and avoidance, capping credit card charges and labelling processed meat with its country
of origin.
The Office
of National Statistics (ONS) annual salary
report showed the
gender pay gap increased from 9.5 % in 2012 to ten per cent in 2013.
Employers with over 250 members
of staff are entering the «last chance saloon'to
report their
gender pay gap, the Equality and Human Rights...
The
report, available here, outlines the state
of the
gender pay gap in New York, including its scope across the economic spectrum and throughout each regions
of the state.
The Governor also released the Department
of Labor's
report and recommendations to close the
gender pay gap in New York State.
Mandatory figures for
reporting include the median and mean
gender pay gap, the proportion
of men and women in each quartile
of the
pay structure, and
pay gaps in any bonuses
paid out during the year.
Secretary
of state for education and minister for women and equalities, Justine Greening said: «I'm proud that the Department for Education has taken an important step in
reporting its
gender pay gap, setting an example to other employers as we build a stronger economy where success is defined by talent, not
gender or circumstance.
A new
gender pay gap report by Ofsted shows that men are
paid an average
of 8.1 per cent more than women.
The majority have
reported a median
gender pay gap in excess
of 36 per cent, while those in the top 100 for all employers have
pay gaps in excess
of 50 per cent.
Over 40
of the 100 employers
reporting the largest median
gender pay gaps in the education sector are multi-academy trusts and schools.
The finding, from a new Law Society study
of solicitors» salaries in 2012, compares badly with the national picture: the law's
gender pay gap is well over double the 9.6 % difference between men and women's
pay across the UK as a whole, as
reported by the Office for National Statistics.
One
of few countermeasures is the
gender pay gap reporting scheme, which so far has seemed effective in shedding light on some
of the companies
of which females are affected.
As the UK's
Gender Pay Gap reporting legislation recently came into force, Suzanne Horne, Head
of the International...
If public shaming is going to be the stick used to coerce larger employers into reducing their
gender pay gap, then the
reporting should be an accurate reflection
of the
gender pay and bonus disparity within the workplace.
S. 78
of the Equality Act 2010 enabled the Government to introduce mandatory
gender pay gap reporting for large employers via secondary legislation.
As the UK's
Gender Pay Gap reporting legislation recently came into force, Suzanne Horne, Head
of the International Employment Law Practice at Paul Hastings, explains to Lawyer Monthly the potential effectiveness
of the new rules and the implementation thereof.
Iceland has been
reporting the
gender pay gap since 2006 and although they have seen a reduction in the
gap by 10 %, in 2016 they were still
reporting a mean
pay gap of 20 % (14 % when based on regular earnings without overtime).
The firm, which last month became the first
of the magic circle to file its
gender pay gap report, revealing a
pay gap of 23 % for non-partner employees, has now announced that when including partners, the overall
gender pay gap for all employees and lawyers rises to 60.3 %.
The introduction
of mandatory
gender pay gap reporting from April next year is a positive step and should go some way to improve this position.
2017 was a busy year for HR and employment law practitioners and 2018 looks full
of challenges too, with
gender pay gap reporting and data protection regulation being top
of many agendas in the first quarter.
In an attempt to kick - start a more transparent
reporting process, Clifford Chance (CC) has opted to include the total earnings
of its London partnership in its
gender pay gap figures, revealing a 66 % disparity.
Particular areas
of legal focus at present include GDPR and
gender pay gap reporting.
While including our partnership in adjusted results shows a larger
gender pay gap than the data from the statutory
reporting requirements, our decision to publish these figures demonstrates our commitment to closing the
gap and accelerating the pace
of change
of our
gender demographic at every level.
It is not beyond the realms
of possibility that we will see famous brands being boycotted because their
gender pay gap reports reveal that they do not have an inclusive culture.
The disparity in bonus payments is contained in a
report published by the firm late last year, ahead
of an April
reporting deadline for all companies employing more than 250 people to submit information about their
gender pay gap.
The firm is the first
of the magic circle to
report its
gender pay gap data, ahead
of an April
reporting deadline for all companies employing more than 250 people.
A number
of companies have
reported a 0 %
gender pay gap — a figure which is statistically improbable.
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has filed its
gender pay gap figures, with the
report revealing that just 11.5 %
of its female UK employees received a bonus for the year to April 2017.
Since the beginning
of the year we have seen a significant amount
of press
reporting and activity in relation to the
gender pay gap.
The first
reports from larger organisations will undoubtedly be reviewed with interest by employees, and those who feel that they are being underpaid as a result
of the
gender pay gap may decide to seek redress via legal action.
A
report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission estimates that in the UK there is a
gender pay gap of 20 %, with women earning on average 80p for every # 1.00 earned by a man.
Reed Smith has published details
of its UK
gender pay gap, becoming one
of the first firms to include partner figures in its
reporting.
While the Department
of Education, which has responsibility for the
gender pay gap reporting process, does not check the data submitted, the submissions are being tracked by third parties including the media.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the second magic circle firm to reveal its
gender pay gap data, with the firm's
report providing more hard evidence
of the disproportionate number
of women in lower -
paid roles at large law firms.
CMS and Shoosmiths have become the first UK top 50 law firms to publish details
of their
gender pay gaps, ahead
of an April
reporting deadline for large companies.
«General counsel and procurement teams will ask harder questions
of their law firm advisers in respect
of cyber security and
gender diversity, particularly after
gender pay gap reporting kicks in with regards to the latter,» he said.
Our employment team have extensive experience
of providing support on these issues and assisting employers to produce their
gender pay gap reports.
That's how we know that only 884 out
of 9,000 companies have
reported so far, and also how we know that Easyjet has a 45 % median
gender pay gap, while Pinsent Masons has a 22 %
gap and Deloitte's is nearly 18 %.
«The current rate
of progress towards closing the
gender pay gap is too slow and
gender pay gap reporting is an important step towards tackling both the symptoms and causes
of gender inequality in the workplace.