Why is our workforce ageing? There is a number of reasons why our workforce is ageing. Most of them are demographical and include baby boomers reaching retirement age and young people entering the workforce later. An improved healthcare system allows people to stay healthy and active for longer, while the increased life expectancy creates aRead more
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What about the ethnicity pay gap? Analysing beyond gender A lot has been written about the gender pay gap, but a lot less is being said about analysing pay gaps linked to other D&I factors, such as age, disability and ethnicity. Some recent statistics from a joint study of pay equity practices conducted by WorldRead more
Pay Gap, Equal Pay, Pay Equity are all terms that get batted out quite frequently but often get misconstrued in conversations. When you consider those terms, they inherently evoke a sense of urgency and action that needs to be taken. Years of effort have had marginal impact on the situation and it does truly feelRead more
It’s nearly a year since New Zealand celebrated the 125th anniversary of being the first country to grant women the vote. Commemorative events focused public opinion and media commentary on what New Zealand has achieved for women since that trail blazing moment in history. New Zealand was ranked seventh in the World Economic Forum’s GlobalRead more
Lyndsay Burns explores life after Vodafone’s big Win at the YWCA Equal Pay Awards. It has been a few months since Vodafone won the Leadership and Supreme Awards at the YWCA Equal Pay Awards last November. We feel very honoured to have won these awards in recognition of the work that we have doneRead more
After launching our new compensation framework (you can read about it here) we decided to take a look at gender pay equity. After all, the ability to do analysis on pay diversity to ensure we’re paying everyone fairly, was one of the key drivers for creating the new compensation framework. We wanted to focus onRead more
It was with some trepidation that I read a recent LinkedIn post outlining three easy steps to address gender equity. If that reminds you of a Facebook post claiming three easy steps to permanent weight loss, or, “millionaire shares easy secret to their success,” you are not alone. Gender equity is at its core aRead more
