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Understanding equity in the workplace: Key principles and importance

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Inclusive policies: Establishing policies in support of employee’s diverse needs, such as parental leave or flexible working schedules. Inequitable policies: Regularly review and revise company policies to ensure inequity is not present.

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Henkel implements paid global gender neutral parental leave

Employee Benefits

Chemicals firm Henkel has introduced fully paid gender neutral parental leave for its 50,000 employees worldwide. The firm’s employees in 80 countries will have the opportunity to take up to eight weeks of fully paid parental leave.

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Working from home can present particular challenges for women

Workplace Insight

With that said, I urge leadership to address this imbalance by analysing cultural structures and company policies, particularly in regard to parental leave. The post Working from home can present particular challenges for women appeared first on Workplace Insight. Such gender imbalances risk exacerbating the gender gap.

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Lewis Silkin enhances parental leave

Employee Benefits

Law firm Lewis Silkin has enhanced its parental leave policy in order to offer equitable support for new parents. In addition, employees with a baby who is receiving, or has received, neonatal care can take up to an additional 12 weeks’ fully paid leave, and targets are reduced immediately following parental leave.

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Reactions to the UK’s new Employment Rights Bill

Workplace Insight

Key elements of the bill include granting workers access to statutory sick pay and parental leave from the first day of employment, and introducing a ban on exploitative zero-hour contracts. The government’s Make Work Pay agenda – delivered in full – can improve working lives for many.

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Employee value proposition in action: Compelling real-world examples

Business Management Daily

Offering paid parental leave is another excellent way to improve your EVP through enhanced benefits. PwC PwC is a major accounting and consulting firm that clearly presents its EVP on its career page. One area that can often be improved to offer a better EVP is your time off policies.

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How to Address Gender Pay Gap in the Workplace?

HR Lineup

It is an issue that has been present for decades and continues to persist even in the 21st century. To address this issue, companies should provide family-friendly policies, such as flexible work arrangements, paid parental leave, and on-site childcare. What is Gender Pay Gap & How It is Against Gender Equality Norms?

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