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Abstract
This special report focuses on law firms' gender pay gaps with statistics from the top 50 law firms. This follows the new UK government regulations that came into force in April 2017 which required statutory reporting of the gender pay gap for the first time. The report analyses what individual law firms are doing to fix the gender pay gap, including work allocation, mentoring, maternity support, parental leave, women's lawyers networks with analysis from HR directors and lawyers. The report also analyses the tricky question of whether equity partners' should also reveal their pay gap and the individual choices taken by leading city law firms. It also includes coverage of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee on what action is being taken to address the gender pay gap and comment from the TUC.This cutting edge new report will be essential reading for law firm management and every practitioner interested to understand the gender pay gap in law and how women can be supported in their roles.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Title Page | 1 | ||
| Copyright Page | 2 | ||
| Table of Contents | 3 | ||
| Introduction | 5 | ||
| Gender pay gap reporting – the law | 7 | ||
| Spotlight on gender pay gap data | 11 | ||
| 1. Results | 11 | ||
| 2. Inadequacies | 21 | ||
| Gender pay gap narratives | 23 | ||
| 1. Treatment of partners’ pay | 24 | ||
| 2. The view from the coalface | 27 | ||
| 3. The union view – what employers should be doing | 29 | ||
| 4. The view from the Law Society | 30 | ||
| Achieving 100% pay parity | 33 | ||
| 1. Barriers to parity | 33 | ||
| 2. Closing the gap | 35 | ||
| Good practice in law firms | 39 | ||
| 1. The view from a regional firm | 39 | ||
| 2. The view from a Magic Circle firm | 42 | ||
| 3. The view from a top 20 firm | 43 | ||
| Tackling the gender pay gap – government recommendations | 45 | ||
| 1. Understanding the causes | 45 | ||
| 2. Policies and practices | 47 | ||
| 3. Setting targets | 49 | ||
| 4. “What Works” guidance | 50 | ||
| Conclusion: Has the gender pay gap exercise been worthwhile? | 53 | ||
| 1. Views on the ground | 53 | ||
| 2. Time for effective action | 55 | ||
| Appendix I. Gender pay gap reporting: overview | 57 | ||
| Appendix II. Gender pay gap reporting: make your calculations | 63 | ||
| Notes | 68 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 69 | ||
| About the author | 71 |