Making a difference to the Gender Pay Gap in Ireland
Nick Goddard
Ireland’s gender pay gap legislation was signed into law on 13th July with the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, making reporting obligatory for every state body and a large number of private sector organisations. Implementation will start in 2022, when it will initially apply to all companies with more than 250 employees
According to an article by Mazars in the The Irish Times “The legislation will have far-reaching consequences for workplace organisation and employment practice in Ireland and will propel equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to the top of the agenda for many organisations which had not seen it as a priority before now”.
This will drive increased focus and action by senior business leaders. Improving board level representation of women will help but ABSTRACT believe that building a pipeline of future leaders is key to sustainable success and this is where we can help.
For many years, we have been working with organisations in the UK and Ireland on how to take positive, practical action to support more women and other under-represented groups into leadership positions, giving individuals the responsibility, the empowerment and the tools to manage their career. We have proven that equipping individuals in more junior roles through to senior manager levels is critical to that sustainable change.
Our ACCELERATE
and AMBITION
programmes not only sharpen the skills and drive of participants, they will also lift and inspire those that follow, creating a ripple effect that can strengthen a whole business. These programmes help companies to improve their results, retain their talent, engage their people and positively change their lives and careers. Our ACCELERATE Programme was the winner of the Diversity Initiative of The Year at the last The Women in Finance Awards held in Dublin in 2019.
ABSTRACT’s Commercial Director, Mark Fryer, says: “We believe ABSTRACT can make a genuine difference in supporting positive change in Ireland. We have proven that organisations need to have the right people, in the right environment with the right behaviours. That’s what we do. There is still a long way to go to redress the balance but we’re ready and raring to advocate for making the corporate world a fairer and better place”.
If you would like to learn more about the programmes we deliver and what we can do for your business, please get in touch.
References
The Irish Times – Mazars – Gender Pay Gap Getting Ready to Report
ABSTRACT Spotlight On Ireland
IBEC Mind the gap - An introduction to gender pay gap reporting in Ireland
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