Personal Finance More than half of women feel financially unprepared for retirementFashionista Sonya Lennon says it’s ‘terrifying’ that one in three have made no provision for their future as auto-enrolment is set to come into effect next year
Commercial Property Ask the recruitment doctor: is there a gender gap between skills potential and actual experience?Property recruitment specialist Avril Clare offers advice for one reader unsure about applying for a senior role when the (female) candidate does not meet all the requirements advertised
Business Companies will have to publish salary ranges in job adverts under new EU transparency rulesThe measure is aimed at making sure that women are not paid less than men for doing the same job
Employment Gender pay gap of 12.6% at Irish firms – reportWidest gender pay gaps were found in the finance, banking, insurance, legal and construction sectors, according to a PwC analysis
Gender Equality Gender pay gap reports should motivate firms to change, says union‘The biggest motivator for companies is the damage that can be done to their brands,’ says Laura Bambrick of Ictu
Gender Equality Firms advised to be open about how they plan to close gender pay gapNew law means companies with over 250 staff must report pay discrepancies within the next six months
Gender Pay Gap Analysis: Gender pay gap reporting won’t show employer bias – but it will be usefulLarge companies will be required to report on the issue from December
Companies Cairn Homes shareholders to reap rewards as sales soar Shareholders to get significant amounts of cash in dividends and share buybacks as home builder benefits from ongoing housing shortage in Ireland
This Working Life This Working Life: Employers must act now to meet deadline on gender pay gap reportingGuidance setting out in detail what is required of firms under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act has been published by the government
Gender Pay Gap Gender pay gap firms ‘must outline steps towards equality’Beginning in December, companies with more than 250 employees must publish their salary data, revealing gender pay gaps and the reasons for them
Departments and multinationals to publish gender pay gap detailsEmployers with more than 250 workers will have to publish details in December this year
O’Gorman: close your gender pay gaps before details are made publicGovernment will spend €2m on new public database showing pay differences between men and women in large companies
This Working Life: The gap between aspiration and reality of gender pay to be revealedAs it will soon become mandatory for large firms to report gender pay gap data, some teething problems in other countries are instructive
This Working Life: Why everyone benefits from closing the gender pay gap Irish companies will soon be required to publish data on their gender pay gap – and that’s a hugely positive development
Equity partners to be excluded from gender pay gap reportingNew legislation requiring employers to publish pay differences will not include equity partners, as they are considered business owners rather than employees
This Working Life: Closing that gender pay gap now must be seen to be doneLegal changes coming soon mean that penalties and media scrutiny are on the way for firms that don’t address the issue promptly