The London HR Connection’s next panel-led discussion will see delegates debate the thorny issue of pay transparency.
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Exposing pay, what are you so afraid of?
Date: November 22nd
Time: 6pm – 8.30pm
Kings College, London
Already in 2023, we have seen the European Parliament approve the EU Pay Transparency Directive and the UK Government publish a guidance paper for employers wishing to analyse and report on their ethnicity pay. The growing trend from legislative governments across the globe is to encourage employers, and in some cases make a statutory requirement, to be transparent on how pay is set, published and monitored.
The EU Directive is a significant milestone on the pay transparency journey. Even for employers without EU-based operations, the changes in legislation will raise expectations from employees, candidates and suppliers on the level of pay transparency you offer. But it’s not only legislation that’s pushing the pay transparency agenda, there are societal pressures too, particularly from younger employees who are far more open to the idea of sharing pay information than their older peers.
What does this mean for employers?
The scale of the impact on a business will be down to how it sets, manages and make decisions on pay right now and how confident it is on its journey to establishing full transparency and compliance. Many organisations want to be more transparent but are worried about the implications it has on the business. What is it exactly that stops us from being more open about pay?
Our expert panel will discuss the challenges facing businesses to become more transparent, the impact of not being transparent as well as aspects to consider addressing now in order to help organisations manage their pay transparency journey. The panel will include:
Shelly Nash is Group People and Culture Director at London Marathon Events. Before joining London Marathon Events, she held senior HR roles in retail and wholesale with brands such as Deckers, All Saints and New Look.
Julia Clement is Head of Reward at Skyscanner which is one of the leading global travel brands with over 100 million monthly users across 52 countries. Julia’s role is global ensuring that reward is competitive and key to ensuring that people are at the heart of Skyscanner’s success. Julia has over 20 years’ reward experience primarily in high-growth technology companies such as Vodafone, King and Expedia.
Justine Woolf who heads Innecto’s client-facing services in her role as Director of Consulting. With more than 25 years’ experience in pay and reward, both as a consultant and in-house reward roles, Justine has regularly been recognised as one of The Reward 300, an index of the industry’s most important influencers and decision-makers and is a regular speaker and commentator on reward issues.
Tom Blake is a seasoned Board-level global HR executive who has worked with organisations such as Laird, Heinz, Barclays and Transport for London (TfL) where he played instrumental roles in driving change, enhancing employee engagement and fostering a culture of transparency and accountability.