New EOC guidance on benefit packages

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New EOC guidance on benefit packages

The Equal Opportunities Commission has published a guidance note explaining how to ensure that your benefits package is free of sex bias.

Want to know more?

The new report is available free of charge on the Equal Opportunities Commission web site at www.eoc.org.uk/cseng/advice/benefits.asp?SubDate=Tuesday+26+August%2C+2003

The EOC web site contains a series of practical guides that aim to help employers deal with the more common causes of unequal pay in the workplace. The tips will help you sort out any problems identified by the equal pay review process.

There are now eleven "tips" covering:

• benefits
• bonus payments
• competence pay
• equal pay and working-time payments
• equal pay for like work
• equal pay reviews and human resource/payroll software
• grading
• performance-related pay
• progression
• red circling
• starting pay.

To access these reports visit www.eoc.org.uk/cseng/advice/practical_tips_on_equal_pay.asp

Posted 1 October 2003