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Equal Pay: Law and Best Practice NEW

08:30
Registration and welcome
09:20
Chair's Welcome
Paul Secher, Managing Director, JSB Training and Development
09:30
Keynote: The challenge of pay inequality

Baroness Margaret Prosser, Vice Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission

  • The role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
  • The Pay Gap and its Causes
  • Moving Towards a Fair, Practical and Modern Approach
10:15
Equal Pay: the law

Michael Bradshaw, Partner, Charles Russell LLP

  •  The Equal Pay Act 1970
  • Sex Discrimination Act 1975
  • The Equality Bill
  • Proposals for pay transparency
  • Other legislation which may impact on pay
11:00
Coffee
11:15
Equal pay in the private sector
Michael Powner, Partner, Charles Russell LLP
  • Bonus and discretionary payments
  • Dealing with grievances and questionnaires
  • Key issues in equal pay litigation
  • Equal pay audits
  • Job Evaluation Studies in practice
12:00
Lessons learned from the Public Sector
Daniella McGuigan, Senior Solicitor, Beachcroft LLP
  • Key stages in equal pay litigation
  • Tactical considerations in litigation
  • Key issues from recent case law
  • Learning from litigation
12:45
Lunch
13:45
Good equal pay practice
Sheila Wild, Programme Head, Earnings and Age Inequalities, Equality and Human Rights Commission
  • Why do an equal pay review – what are you aiming for?
  • Where to start
  • Is job evaluation essential?
  • What are you looking for?
  • Establishing the reasons for pay gaps
  • Managing the changes
15:00
Case Study: Managing equal pay at KPMG
Meagan Belton, Reward Manager, KPMG
  • KPMG's remuneration and equal pay policy
  • Overcoming a gender pay gap
  • Justifying pay differences
  • Our reward policy
15:45
Case Study: Equal pay at London Borough of Enfield
Tim Strong, Assistant Director of Human Resources, London Borough of Enfield
  • Establishing a framework for addressing equal pay
  • Assessing the legal and financial risks
  • Engaging the trade unions
  • Maintaining employee relations
  • Developing and implementing new remuneration provision
  • Assessing the equalities impact
16:30
Close of conference