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2018-11-13 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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正文(英文) | Press release FTSE companies urged to appoint more women leadersFigures published today in the Hampton-Alexander Review's 2018 report show a welcome increase in the number of women in FTSE 350 leadership positions.
A government-backed review has today (13 November 2018) urged FTSE 350 companies to do more to meet the target of a third of women in senior leadership positions by 2020. Figures published today in the Hampton-Alexander Review’s 2018 report reveal the top 100 companies which make up the FTSE 100 index are on track to hit the target with more than 30% of board positions occupied by women. This has risen from 12.5% in 2011. However, in the FTSE 350 almost one in four companies have only one woman on their board, and there remain 5 all-male boards. This means half the appointments to board positions will have to be filled by women over the next 2 years to hit the targets. Chair of the Hampton-Alexander Review Sir Philip Hampton said:
Business Secretary Greg Clark said:
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt said:
In the FTSE 100, 4 companies - retailer Next, online real estate provider Rightmove, financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown, and household goods and construction company Taylor Wimpey - have 50% or more women on their boards. 6 FTSE 250 companies have met the same threshold. The report also shows a welcome increase in the number of women in FTSE 350 leadership positions just below the board, with FTSE 100 Executive Committees at over 21% women for the first time. According to research by McKinsey, bridging the gender pay gap could add £150 billion to the UK economy by 2025. Tackling the gender pay gap is a key part of the government’s modern Industrial Strategy, through which the government aims to help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs while boosting people’s earning power and ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to progress in the workplace. Under new laws introduced in April 2017, voluntary, public and private sector employers with 250 staff or more were required to publish their gender pay gap. The UK was one of the first countries to introduce such measures. Chief executive of Business in the Community Amanda Mackenzie said:
CBI Chief UK Policy Director Matthew Fell said:
In May, the review revealed some of the worst explanations firms have made for not having women among their top employees. These explanations included suggestions that women are not able to understand the ‘extremely complex’ issues FTSE boards deal with and the idea women do not want the ‘hassle or pressure’ of sitting on a top board. Notes for editorsView this year’s Hampton-Alexander Review report The Hampton-Alexander Review published its first report in November 2016. It is chaired by Sir Philip Hampton, and previously the late Dame Helen Alexander. The key recommendations are:
The government is also working to increase workplace diversity and address through:
Government announced in October it will be considering [creating a duty for employers to consider whether a job can be done flexibly, and make that clear when advertising(https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-legislation-to-ensure-tips-and-gratuities-go-to-employees).
Published 13 November 2018
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