Tag: gender pay gap
9% of women don’t expect gender pay gap to close, EVER!
With International Women's Day around the corner, suddenly there are more conversations around women and their rights. True, the day is meant to focus...
Is gender pay gap lower when the CEO is a woman?
The mean gender pay gap is 50 per cent lower for organisations that have women holding CEO position. That means, the gender pay gap...
BCCI announces equal match fee for men and women players
In an historic move to close the gender pay gap, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has increased the match fee...
White House reduces gender pay gap, bats for diversity
The White House is not only improving its diversity score but also the gender pay gap. While women make up 60 per cent of...
How Reckitt Benckiser India improves mean gender pay gap significantly
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) continues to achieve gender pay gap in India region. From -56 in the last report issued by the Company, it has...
Three ways of calculating gender pay gap
Every day, we see women leaving for their offices, travelling by public transport and returning to their houses after a strenuous shift in the...
CEO of Zalando SE upholds gender equality, at the cost of...
Rubin Ritter, CEO, Zolando SE, has grabbed headlines by making it known that he is willing to stay at home and take care of...
Mahindra Logistics shows commitment to D&I agenda
Indian third-party logistics solution provider, Mahindra Logistics (MLL), is geared up to strengthen diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the workplace. It will be leveraging...
Can the ‘new normal’ diminish the gender pay gap?
Gender bias, at both conscious and unconscious levels, is still very much alive in the corporate world. Women continue to be overlooked by employers,...
Reckitt Benckiser claims to eradicate gender pay gap
The Indian region of Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has outperformed other regions in terms of achieving gender pay gap.
RB India has achieved a mean gender...
Women at Mastercard earn 7.8% less than men
For the first time, Mastercard, the American multinational financial services company, disclosed its gender pay gap, revealing that its women employees earned 7.8 per...
Woman employee accuses BBC of unequal pay
Samira Ahmed, who has been the presenter of BBC’s ‘Newswatch’ for about seven years now, has accused BBC of paying her 85 per cent...
RBS employee wins equal pay case
A former woman employee of the Royal Bank of Scotland won an equal pay case against the Bank. The pay difference was revealed when...
Google addresses pay gap, spends $9.7m on over 10,000 employees
In trying to correct the gender pay gap in the organisation, Google discovered that some of its male software developers were being paid less....
Gender pay gap costs countries $160 trillion in wealth, globally: World...
Globally, women account for only 38 percent of human capital wealth versus 62 percent for men
Iceland makes gender pay disparity illegal
It is the first country in the world to make it illegal for organisations to pay women lesser than men.
Four key insights to reduce gender pay gaps
To achieve success in reducing the pay gap, organisations need to understand the issue holistically and design solutions accordingly.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s male successor to enjoy an easier job...
Thomas McInerney, the new CEO, will get a starting base salary of $2 million, double that of Mayer’s current
Three reasons, why gender pay gap widens with age
Gender pay gap is smallest among young and early-career workers, growing steadily with age into mid- and late career.
After Iceland, Women in France also leave work at sharp 4.34...
The time marks the moment at which they stopped getting paid for, in comparison to men.
Why women in Iceland leave work at sharp 2:38 pm
To protest against 14 per cent gender pay gap, thousands of women employees across the country walked out of their workplaces at 14 per cent short of their work time.
Reasons behind widening gender pay gap in India
Preference given to male workers while recruiting or promoting to senior roles, and the career-breaks women take for certain personal and societal reasons are the primary causes behind this gap.
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
H-1B visa holders can fight visa-denial case if employers commit fraud
If Indian H-1B visa holders find that their visa is about to be revoked just because their employer has been found to have indulged...
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“Complaining about spouse to their employer disrespectful”: High Court
A couple seeking divorce were chided for the absence of respect in the marriage. The wife had apparently spoken to the husband’s employer and...
Google’s warning to protesters: Rethink disruptive behaviour
Recently, Google fired 28 employees who participated in sit-in protests against the company's controversial $1.2 billion contract with Israel. The tech giant took a...
Koo stops paying staff amid financial woes
Koo, an Indian microblogging platform, has halted salary payments for all its employees starting April 2024 due to financial constraints. The decision was reportedly...
Spotify’s layoff fallout: CEO admits challenges despite profits
Spotify, the music-streaming platform, made headlines last December when it executed its largest ever round of layoffs under the leadership of Daniel Ek, CEO,...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
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EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
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