Pay Gap Strategies for HR Leaders
Michelle Gyimah is a pay gaps and pay transparency strategist for UK corporates with EU offices and supply chains. She specialises in supporting organisations to develop pay gap strategies that make the most impact. This podcast will deliver proven strategies, expert insights, and practical solutions to turn data into action and build a fairer, stronger workplace. If you are a HR leader who wants to learn how to close your pay gap and implement pay transparency you are in the right place! This show will answer questions like: "How can we close our pay gap?" "How do we communicate our pay gap to our employees?" "How do we measure and report our ethnicity pay gap?" "How can we align UK pay practives with EU standards?" "What are the best communication strategies for effective pay transparency?" "How do we manage employee reactions to pay transparency?"
Episodes
Investors are now scrutinising ESG S scores more than ever — and gender pay gap data and actions are playing a central role in their decision-making. In this episode, we explore how ESG reporting, social metrics, and workforce equality initiatives are influencing investment decisions and what HR and corporate leaders need to know to stay ahead.
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Today I explain why publishing a pay gap report is only the beginning — not the end — of the work. I talk you through exactly what your board will want to see next: a clear narrative, a focused and costed action plan and visible leadership accountability.
Tune in to discover practical ways to present your data in a way that drives real change.
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In this insightful episode, I spoke with Sarah Stanton, Chief People Officer at National Gas, to explore their journey in addressing gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Sarah shares practical strategies, challenges, and successes in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within a traditionally male-dominated industry. From recruitment tactics to retention programs, this conversation uncovers t...
In this case study episode, I shares how one of my clients successfully reduced their pay gap by 14.9% in three years.
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"Real change happens when policies align with the company's values, and actions back them up."
...Today we are focusing on what employers get wrong about true success when it comes to closing the pay gap.
Success is not just about meeting legal requirements for reporting pay gaps, or even closing your pay gap. Success should be about making positive impact, creating sustainable actions and having relevant to you success measures.
If your pay gap success is not measured by these things, then this podcast episode is for you.
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Today we're discussing the biggest mistake I see organisations make in their pay gap action plans.
It's focusing on the metric of lowering your pay gap figure. It is one of the biggest misconceptions that feed into so many pay gap myths. Tune it to find out why this is a mistake and what to do instead.
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In this episode, our guest is Susan Grayson, an expert in creating inclusive workplaces, especially for women experiencing menopause.
Together we discuss:
The challenges women face in the workplace due to menopause and how this impacts the gender pay gap
How menopause is often overlooked as a factor affecting women's career progression.
How organisations can addr...
In this episode, we are pleased to have Aurélien Joly, the Communication Manager for the Equal Salary Foundation. Aurélien discusses the foundation's work in certifying companies for equal pay.
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Today Michelle Gyimah is interviewing Sharna Matson Knight from Cadent Gas Limited. Sharna shares her experiences and insights as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Manager, discussing Cadent's gender pay gap, the initiatives they have implemented, and the journey towards creating an inclusive workplace.
In this episode we discuss:
How Cadent Gas gender pay gap has fluctuated due to organisational changes
The importance of...
Today, host Michelle Gyimah interviews Sarah Clark, the Decarbonisation Delivery Manager for Europe, Middle East & Africa and co-chair of the AXIS Network, a gender equity group supporting the energy transition in the UK.
Throughout her career, Sarah has held a variety of proce...
Today I'm sharing with you the most common mistakes I see organisations make with their pay gap action plans. For those of you in HR who want to avoid these mistakes or find ways to fix these mistakes, this episode is for you.
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Today we are exploring how HR teams can close their pay gaps internally with no help from consultants. Why? Because it is possible, IF you know what to do.
So, if you are an employer looking for steps on how to address your pay gap internally, tune in to this episode to understand the best way to do this.
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Today we are exploring how to measure pay gap impact and maximise its effectiveness.
I will go through how HR can get the most out of your pay gaps plan by focusing on:
- Accountability, responsibility and implementation
- Creating success metrics to track data analysis better
- How ...
If you know that you need pay gaps help, how do you choose the right consultancy? Well this is what we'll be discussing in today's episode.
I've spoken to countless HR leaders who have waited 6-18 months to work with me because of their fear of the unknown and investment concerns. If this sounds like you, this episode will help you tackle these issues so that you can make the right deci...
It's not an easy decision to hire in a pay gaps consultancy to help you out. When I work with clients, I understand the challenges and concerns that organisations have. I'm also accutely aware that a big fear is that hiring a consultant will be a big mistake.
Should you get your pay gap data verified? Well the answer all depends on why you want to and what you hope to gain from it. Given that unverified pay gap data could ruin your credibility it may be worth getting it audited.
In this episode I'll share the benfits of getting your data verified and some bonus tips on how to get the most out of your pay gap data audit.
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Today I'm lifting the lid on the top three mistakes I see organisations making in their gender pay gap reports. Knowing these top mistakes will help you not only to write better reports, but also to create better pay gap strategies.
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'Own your pay gap narrative' webinar
Today we are talking about the gender pay gap bot. When it first appeared on X (then known as Twitter) back in 2021 on International Womens Day it would respond to organisations social media announcement by simply retweeting it's gender pay gap data.
This gained a lot of interest and responses from the public. Many organisations didn't know how to handle being put on the spot with their pay gap data. Some organisations responded d...
What should you do if your pay gap is stagnating or even rising? Many organisations panic and start looking for quick fixes - many of which can make things worse. Today I'm going to share my three Read more
Today we're discussing gender pay gap results and how to decide what success looks like. So many organisations only focus on the reduction of pay gap figure as the only and/or most important success factor. But it;...
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