Gender Pay Gap

UK gender pay gap narrows in financial services boardrooms, EY finds

The gender pay gap across UK financial services boardrooms decreased 5% between 2019 and 2023, from 30% to 25%, according to the latest EY European Financial Services Boardroom Monitor.  The difference in the overall remuneration of men and women across the UK’s financial boardrooms during the four-year period decreased due…

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Today’s news in brief – 26/6/2024

Forvis Mazars has appointed Tatham Crawford-Lennox as its UK director of people and culture. Crawford-Lennox, a chartered occupational psychologist from PwC, will lead a team of over 80, focusing on creating a diverse, inclusive, and engaged workforce. Her role includes designing strategies to align the firm’s values with employees’ experiences.…

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Forvis Mazars appoints UK director of people and culture

Forvis Mazars has announced the appointment of Tatham Crawford-Lennox as its new director of people and culture in the UK.  In leading the firm’s people and culture division, Crawford-Lennox will be overseeing a team of over 80 people and build upon the firm’s progress in creating a “diverse, inclusive and…

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Kreston Reeves hails ESG achievements amid B-corp anniversary 

Kreston Reeves has published its B Corp and environment, social and governance (ESG) impact reports on the firm’s first anniversary of achieving B Corp certification.  During the past 12 months, as well as receiving the certification, the firm maintained its carbon neutral status, achieved a top 100 apprenticeship employer status,…

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Inclusivity; is the accounting sector slow off the mark?

With the accounting sector still perceived as being slow off the mark with diversity, equality and inclusion, what should the sector be doing to future-proof itself and attract the next generation? Corporate diversity policies are commonplace, but are they just a box ticking exercise? Sarah Beale, CEO at AAT (Association…

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AAT mean gender and ethnicity pay gaps widen in 2023

The AAT revealed that the mean gender pay gap has widened from negative 0.2% in 2022 to 3.1% in favour of women in 2023, while the median gender pay gap increased from 9.8% to 17.3% during the same period.  The date comes from the AAT’s latest gender and ethnicity pay…

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Grant Thornton and BPP launch HR-specific apprenticeship

Grant Thornton UK and BPP School of Technology has announced the launch of a bespoke apprenticeship specifically for the HR community to build data and digital skills.  Designed to equip HR professionals with the knowledge and expertise needed to take advantage of the vast amount of HR data available, the…

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AAT members welcome salary rise but gender pay gap remains

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has revealed that its members have seen their salaries rise “at every level”, following its latest Salary Survey. The report found that AAT members’ average basic salaries have risen at every level since the 2019 survey, ranging from a median figure of £21,000 for…

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ACCA gender pay gap reduces by 4.6%, report finds

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has published its 2020 UK gender pay gap report which showed a 4.6% reduction from 2019 in its median to 6.51%. This is the fourth annual report by the group which began in 2018, it also revealed that the mean gender pay gap…

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How Covid-19 proves that the future is flexible

With the end of lockdown restrictions finally on the horizon, it’s important to take stock of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world of accountancy and finance, for better and for worse. For many, the advent of working from home has proven that office-bound, nine-to-five lifestyles are a thing…

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