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The latest gender pay gap statistics

The gender pay gap hit headlines in 2018 when it was revealed the UK had an average gender pay difference of 9.1%. So what are the latest gender pay gap statistics in 2019? What is the gender pay gap? The gender pay gap is the percentage difference between men’s and women’s median [...]

By | August 8th, 2019|News|0 Comments

When does banter become bullying?

Banter - just a bit of fun right? Bit of bants between mates? Perhaps you consider yourself to be the Archbishop of Banterbury? Well we're going to have to stop your banter bus right there and ask you a question - do you know when banter becomes bullying? The difference between banter [...]

By | December 14th, 2018|Culture|0 Comments

The rise of women in leadership

The gender pay gap has been hot news recently after a 9.1% national gender pay gap was revealed, rising to astonishing levels in certain sectors, such as the financial sector with an average of a 35% gap. The BBC also hit the headlines when they announced a pay gap of 10%. As of [...]

By | April 26th, 2018|Training|0 Comments

The new(ish) government apprenticeship levy

On April 6th 2017, a new apprenticeship levy was introduced by the government to try to tackle a skills shortage problem in the job market, a problem supposedly costing the economy £2bn per year. The target of the new scheme is to create three million apprenticeships in the private and public sectors by [...]

By | April 13th, 2018|Training|0 Comments

Women in the Workplace – 100 Years On

We are now celebrating 100 years since women (over 30) got the right to vote and we thought it was a good time to also reflect on where women currently stand in the workplace, as well as society. Whilst it is clear just how far we have come as a country when it [...]

By | February 8th, 2018|Culture|0 Comments

Why is the gender pay gap still so prevalent today?

The gender pay gap has hit news headlines again recently, since it was revealed that the Bank of England still have a 24.2% gender pay gap. This is huge compared with a national average of 9.1%, but is actually a lot better than the Financial Sector average of 35.6%. When we talk about [...]

By | December 8th, 2017|Culture|0 Comments