Equal Pay in a Day

Opportunity Now in partnership with Eversheds has recently held two, one day seminars to address the perennial issue of equal pay.

With events held in both London and Leeds the seminars aimed to cover the latest legislation, issues, ideas and practices, amongst the guest  speakers were Baroness Prosser, Carolyn McCall OBE, CEO Guardian Media Group, Sheila Wild, Head of Pay Strategy, EHRC and Sarah Veale, Head, Equality and Employment Rights Department TUC .

Eversheds overview

Having conducted over 2000 equal pay claims Eversheds are at the cutting edge of equal pay litigation, across both the public and private sector.   Practical Training is available, covering diversity and equality issues, and can be tailored to the individual organisations requirements.  Having developed a bespoke case management system that is used to manage litigation and to produce a variety of reports and comparisons required by the Tribunal to comply with ease to the often tight deadline, Eversheds have the largest group of employment lawyers, consultants and trainers of any law firm in Europe.
An 'Equal Pay Audit' is also available to help assess clients' level of risk and to put together an action plan to address equal pay problems. A series of articles covering many issues around this subject  and others are available to view and download here.

Exemplar Employers 2007

Equal pay featured in the Exemplar Employers 2007 knowledge hub, supported by the Government Equalities Office that culminated in a series of best practice recommendations taken from 13 case studies,  from both the private and public sector, covering issues as diverse as pay principles, communication, job evaluation and competencies. rewards, bonuses , promotion and progression and providing an essential overview of the issues surrounding this emotive subject.

Toolkits

Opportunity Now members can also take advantage of the Equal Pay toolkit  that is available to view and download.