Think, Act, Report initiative goes from strength to strength
皇冠体育app 200th company has joined Think, Act, Report. 2.2 million employees are now covered by the initiative promoting gender equality at work.
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has become the 200th company to sign up to the Government鈥檚 Think, Act, Report initiative, which now covers 2.2 million employees.
皇冠体育app Think, Act, Report initiative, 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.
Minister for Women and Equalities Jo Swinson said:
皇冠体育app Government鈥檚 voluntary initiative Think, Act, Report is going from strength to strength, and I am delighted to welcome Herbert Smith Freehills as our 200th sign-up. 皇冠体育appir long term strategic focus on gender equality is exemplary. This means that 2.2 million employees are now covered by the scheme.
I am pleased that companies are now taking more action to encourage and support talented women in their workforce, and many are making that information public. 皇冠体育appse companies recognise the importance of transparency as a way of attracting, recruiting and retaining female talent.
皇冠体育app Think, Act, Report initiative encourages companies to be open about how many women they employ, and about what jobs they do; to break down the culture of secrecy around promotions and pay that allows discrimination and inequality to persist. Collecting, analysing, and reporting this information is essential to tackling the gender pay gap and addressing the barriers to women in the workforce.
皇冠体育app initiative is voluntary and flexible, and is supported by companies such as Tesco, Bupa, HSBC, Shell and Vodafone. Businesses choose to participate, choose which measures are useful for them to look at 鈥� recognising that this will be different for each business 鈥� and choose what information to share publicly, and how to do so.
To support women in the workplace, the Government is also giving employees the right to request flexible working, as well as introducing tax free childcare for up to 1.9 million working families, and shared parental leave from 2015.