Pay Gap Strategies for HR Leaders

Today we're discussing gender pay gap results and how to decide what success looks like. So many organisations only focus on the reduction of pay gap figure as the only and/or most important success factor. But it;s not.

I'll share with you different ways my previous clients have measured pay gap success. Some of these 'alternative' success measures are often what organisations need to do more of, rather than obsessing over percentage point reductions.

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"...When you drill down into how that's come about, what you will find is that there's lots of opportunities for you to be doing lots of work behind the scenes. That's going to make your workplace more inclusive, and the side effect of that might be that your pay gap figure reduces, and that would be great if it doesn't, but then also it might not, but you're still making progress. You're still having success. You are still addressing the root causes of your pay gap in the first place."

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Progress on gender pay gaps - part 1

This week we are talking about the problem with chasing quick gender pay gap fixes. HR leaders often find themselves under pressure to demonstrate pay gap progress, often with little or no support. This leads to you trying to find quick fixes that make your pay gap statistics look good, but don't bring long-term change.

I share the most common quick fixes I've seen organisations choose and how they often damage organisational culture and brand reputation in the long run.

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"It's no good just parachuting women into a role where they're totally unprepared for it and you haven't put anything in place to support them, to ensure that they're going to thrive in that.. This is an example of another unethical move, and it's actually a move that gets everybody's back up, because it's damaging for everybody that's evolved, it's damaging for the person that's been parachuted in and it's also damaging for everyone else around them.."

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Other episodes with Michelle Gyimah you'll enjoy:

• Stop focusing on just trying to close your gender pay gap - Episode #2

• How employers can proactively address the gender pay gap - The Employment law and HR podcast, episode 219

• Addressing the gender pay gap, what can leaders do today? - Still Loading podcast, episode 21

Today we are talking about how organisations miss the mark by focusing on just closing their pay gap figure. I'll share the pitfalls of just focusing on pay gap statistics and what you should be doing instead. I'll also share examples from previous clients on how I helped them to avoid this big mistake.

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Enjoyed this? Listen to these episodes next:

• Gender pay gap reporting: What poor statistics mean for employers - Episode #1

• How employers can proactively address the gender pay gap - The Employment law and HR podcast, episode 219
• How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: Michelle Gyimah - Confessions of a DEO pro - episode 92

Resources For HR and senior leadership

• 'Own your pay gap narrative' webinar

• Sign up to join us on 31st January here: Equality Pays (vipmembervault.com)

• The difference between gender pay gap and equal pay - EHRC guidance

This week we're talking about how employers should respond to poor gender pay gap statistics, This is of particular importance if you are worried about reputational damage and boycotts. We'll also cover how you should communicate your pay gap results to your employees so that they understand them and believe that your action plans are credible.

• Sign up to join us on 31st January here: Equality Pays (vipmembervault.com)

• "You can't stop being cancelled. What you can do is prepare your internal and external comms to handle any criticism that may come your way due to your figures. But you can only do that if you prepare."

• Addressing the gender pay gap, what can leaders do today? - Still Loading podcast, episode 21

• How employers can proactively address the gender pay gap - The Employment law and HR podcast, episode 219
• How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: Michelle Gyimah - Confessions of a DEO pro - episode 92

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