Specialist advisory

Gender Pay Gap Action Planning

Move from reporting to focused action on representation, progression and reward outcomes.

Gender pay-gap reporting is most useful when it leads to a realistic understanding of drivers and a sustained action plan.

We help organisations connect workforce analysis with practical actions across hiring, progression, representation and reward.

How we can help

  • Driver analysis
  • Representation by level and function
  • Recruitment and promotion flows
  • Starting pay and progression
  • Bonus outcomes
  • Policy and process review
  • Action prioritisation
  • Measures and ownership
  • Narrative development
  • Progress monitoring

Questions this work should answer

  • What structural factors drive the gap?
  • Where do workforce flows reinforce it?
  • Are starting pay and progression outcomes consistent?
  • Which actions can materially influence the gap?
  • Who owns delivery?
  • How will progress be measured and communicated?

Visual process

From issue to implementation

01

Frame

Clarify the business question, stakeholders, scope, evidence and success criteria.

02

Diagnose

Review current arrangements, data, employee outcomes, market context, cost and risk.

03

Design

Develop practical options, model implications and test the preferred direction.

04

Embed

Translate decisions into governance, documentation, communication and sustainable operation.

Typical outcomes

  • A clearer view of gap drivers
  • Prioritised and owned actions
  • Better connection between data and people processes
  • Credible reporting narrative
  • A sustainable monitoring framework

A balanced decision framework

Business

Alignment with strategy, operating priorities, capability and affordability.

People

Fairness, clarity, employee value, behaviour and the manager experience.

Delivery

Data, systems, governance, communication and practical implementation.

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Reward Associates can provide independent, senior-led support from initial diagnosis through design and implementation.

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