8:30 Registration and coffee
9:00 Pay Transparency Directive – what you need to know
- Gender pay gap reporting and equal pay - what’s new?
- Categorising your employees - determining work of equal value
- Pay structures, pay progression and new employee rights to pay data
- Transposing the Directive into national law – what we already know
9:45 Panel discussion – putting pay equity in the spotlight
- Building salary bands and pay progression criteria – common pitfalls and future trends
- Company led case study – top tips to start getting compliant
- Will pay transparency meet its objective?
10:30 Questions and answers
10:40 Coffee
11am Job evaluations – it's time to get prepared
- Assessing work of equal value in your organisation
- Methodologies, tools and data analysis
- Key takeaways and pitfalls to avoid
11:50 Pay transparency and industrial relations considerations
- The role of workers’ representatives – examining significant new information and consultation obligations
- Pay reviews, pay progression and pay claims – IR implications
- Grievances, trade disputes and industrial action - dealing with the fallout
12:35 Questions and answers
12:50 Lunch
14:00 Defending unequal pay – what are your gender-neutral justifications?
- Employment Equality Acts and equal pay claims - a changing landscape
- Examining gender neutral justifications - an in-depth analysis of case law
- A revival for equal pay claims?
14:50 Applying the knowledge
- Practical case study exercise
- Lessons learned and solutions shared
15:30 5 things your company should now start doing
- Let’s re-cap the 5 key takeaways for your organisation
15:50 Questions and answers
16:00 Close