A new study by communications firm Mattison Public Relations on the gender pay gap has revealed that only one of the fifty highest paid directorships on the board of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies is held by a woman. The survey found Emma Walmsley, CEO of pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline, is the only female representative on […]
What has been encouraging is the increasing flexibility and accessibility that the evolution of the digital and virtual world has afforded women. This has provided access to education and professional jobs that, in the past, were just not there. At the top of organisations, we see that the presence of women on boards, particularly in […]
New studies continue to reveal the startling lack of female presence in company leadership. Before real progress can be achieved, serious changes must be made to corporate culture.
Today we are blessed to have female wonder women in business to lift us to new realms of possibility, providing us with the inspiration to reach new heights and possibilities. The business prowess of women is not a new phenomenon nor is it something which has arrived linearly to the emergence of increased scrutiny surrounding […]
April 2018 was the deadline for private and public organisations with more than 250 employees to report their gender pay gap. More than 10,000 employers provided details of their gender pay gap, and more than three-quarters of them paid men more than women, on average, during the 2017 reporting period. Just 14% of companies reported […]
There has been much discussion recently around inclusion and diversity in the workforce with high-profile campaigns such as the gender pay gap really driving the issue forward. The result has been a genuine effort and momentum to move towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce which is truly representative of a wider society. Here Sian Fisher, CEO of […]
Following the stir of the Gender Pay Gap, the deadline for UK firms to report details of a potential gap within their business has passed, with 10,015 businesses reporting before the deadline was reached. Of these, 1,000 reported in the final day. According to the information published by the BBC, based on the median measure, […]
The news that Tesco is facing Britain’s largest ever equal pay claim and a possible bill running to £4bn is only the latest example of the impact that gender pay issues are having in the workplace and beyond. And these are only likely to intensify with the now passed 30 March 2018 deadline for all […]
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