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Algorithmic people analytics tools promise to make hiring and promotion decisions easier. However, these tools can sometimes end up recommending biased decisions. So what is an HR professional to do? Join PayAnalytics co-founder Margrét at the WorldatWork Total Rewards conference in San Diego for some real-world insight into how to apply people analytics tools fairly.

Learn all about Australia's Gender Equality Report and why this measure is important to advance gender equality in the workplace.

In Maryland, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act not only prohibits gender-based pay discrimination but also has several transparency requirements. These include providing the pay range to applicants on request and a prohibition against asking for salary history. The law also protects employees’ rights to discuss their pay.

From the time the EU pay transparency directive was only draft legislation, PayAnalytics has been tracking its requirements and making corresponding updates to our software solution. Through expanded capabilities and some new features, we’re helping our clients get compliant and stay compliant with the directive’s analysis, reporting, and pay transparency requirements.

In 2021, the US state of Connecticut passed a new pay transparency law with four major parts: equal pay for comparable work, wage range disclosure in job postings, ban on seeking/using an employee’s wage history, and freedom to discuss pay.

Pay equity is important in companies of all sizes. Yet organizations with small populations face unique challenges when conducting a pay equity analysis. This article reviews some of these concerns and ways to address them.

The US state of Colorado is progressive in its pay transparency legislation. Since 2021, its legislation has mandated equal pay, required pay transparency in job postings and hiring/promotion processes, and protected employees’ right to discuss their pay.

Over the last several years, Portugal has strengthened its pay equity laws. They emphasize transparency, and employers with gender pay gaps may be asked to create a pay equity evaluation plan. This short article provides information to help employers in Portugal be prepared and proactive.

Japan has the largest gender pay gap of any G7 nation. To promote workplace equality, keep women in the labor force after childbirth, and increase advancement opportunities, the country recently made changes to its pay gap reporting requirements.

PayAnalytics’ new Workforce Analytics feature helps organizations move beyond equity in pay alone. This feature helps companies analyze diversity and representation among current employees, new hires, and employees who exit the organization, and it looks for demographic differences in who receives raises and promotions.

In 2023, Washington State will be expanding its pay transparency requirements. The state already required employers to disclose a job’s minimum pay when making an applicant a job offer. But under the new law, companies will have to disclose pay ranges in the job posting itself.

In summer 2022, Ireland implemented a far-reaching pay equity legislation, the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. This legislation requires employers to begin reporting on their gender pay gaps. Companies will need to report differences in the mean and median pay between male and female employees. And if there’s a pay disparity, the company will need to provide a written explanation for it and outline any steps planned to close the gap.