EQUAL PAY
Changes and Challenges
Practical advice for employers from Baroness Prosser, Chair, Women and Work Commission
Key Issues
• Many employers in science, engineering and technology experience difficulties in recruiting suitable women employees. In this seminar ‘SET’ employers describe the practicalities of introducing Equal Pay and the part which this has played in attracting and retaining women.
To include:
• Advice and guidance from Baroness Prosser and good practice employers about the practicalities of responding to the findings of the Women and Work Commission.
• Mechanisms for establishing fairer and more transparent pay systems.
• Setting targets for women to progress through the grading structures.
• Conducting a pay audit.
• Working in partnership with Trade Unions.
• Moral, legal and business arguments for introducing equal pay systems.
Who Should Attend?
This seminar is intended for Diversity / HR officers, managers, decision makers and other organisations with an interest in attracting more women into SET occupations.
Programme
Chair, Norma Jarboe, Director,
12.30 Buffet lunch
13.15 Welcome and introductions
13.30 Making a practical and positive response to the findings of the Women and Work Commission – Baroness Prosser, Chair of Women and Work Commission
14.00 Identifying and redressing pay gaps as a motivator for attracting and retaining women employees – Richard Lilley, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Research Council
14.20 Issues and dilemmas in introducing Equal Pay – Pam Farmer, BT
14.40 Working with Trade Unions - Paul Gaskin, HR Director, Serco Science Division and Fiona Sloman, Prospect
15.00 Open forum with panel
16.15 Launch of UKRC Good Practice Guide, Equal Pay - UKRC
16.30 Close
Price: £50 +VAT including buffet lunch
Concessionary rates £25 for SMEs and non profit organisations.
To Book:
* setwomenresource@bilk.ac.uk
01274 436485
Engineering and Technology,
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