Over 140 companies commit to improving gender equality in the workplace
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Think, Act, Report
The number of companies signed up to government바카라 사이트™s Think, Act, Report campaign has more than doubled in the last year, Minister for Women and Equalities Maria Miller announced today.
The Think, Act, Report campaign introduced in September 2011 encourages companies to think about gender equality, take action to promote opportunities in their workplaces and report on what they are doing. The Two Year바카라 사이트™s progress report published today, shows that:
- nearly 2 million employees , around 20% of the entire UK workforce in medium-sized or large companies (over 150 staff), are now covered under the scheme
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- nearly half of signed up companies (48%) have completed an equal pay audit in the last year 바카라 사이트“ demonstrating their commitment to tackling the gender pay gap
Maria Miller said:
This is simply about good business sense. It바카라 사이트™s great to see some of this country바카라 사이트™s leading employers signing up and doing more to improve opportunities for women in the workplace and being transparent about equal pay.
More than 140 major companies are already supporting the initiative. These include BT, Tesco, IBM, Fujitsu, M&S, GlaxoSmithKline, Morgan Stanley, Lloyds Bank, National Grid, Ernst and Young, Eversheds, McDonalds, BAE Systems, and BP. Nearly two million employees work for these companies.
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Think, Act, Report encourages companies to:
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