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Industry and Company News and UpdatesEqual Pay Day 2019
Today is Equal Pay Day, symbolizing how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. If you think this seems like a vast oversimplification, you are right. Many factors come into play when assessing whether a company provides equal...
Quid is now SameWorks Certified!
We are truly proud to announce that Quid is the latest company to become SameWorks certified! Quid is a platform that searches, analyzes and visualizes the world's collective intelligence to help answer strategic questions. More specifically, Quid’s text-based data...
Massachusetts Equal Pay Law in effect July 1, 2018
If your company employs people in Massachusetts, you will be subject to new pay equity laws that are in effect as of July 1, 2018. Many businesses are working to ensure they are in compliance with these updated laws. Thankfully, SameWorks can help make that process...
Observing Equal Pay Day 2018
We're reflecting on the state of pay equity globally in honor of Equal Pay Day 2018. There is a lot to be done: according to Hired, 63% of the time, men are offered higher salaries than women for the same role at the same company. On average, these companies offer...
First Three Companies Achieve SameWorks Equal Pay Certification
SpareFoot, data.world and Square Root offer equal pay for equal work SameWorks® is proud to announce that three tech companies are the first to have achieved pay equity certification, and made a commitment to their employees to maintain pay equity over time. These...
Congratulations, Iceland!
Equal Pay Day came early this year in the country of Iceland. As of January 1, it is now illegal in Iceland to pay men and women differently. Companies with over 25 employees who are not able to demonstrate pay equity will be required to remediate the issue or face...
Helpful Tips for Job Seekers: Nailing The Interview
At SameWorks, we are committed to helping employees holistically. We wanted to share some of our favorite tips on how to ace any job interview, and also to be sure you're picking the right employer! Our top tips center around being as big a sleuth as possible prior to...
How to approach your company about a pay equity audit
It can be tricky to approach your company to ask if they have conducted a pay equity audit. You may be worried about your boss, or your HR team's response. Fear not! Here are some easy tips you can use to help the process go smoothly! 1. Print Our Flyer and Share Some...
7 Reasons Why Your Company Needs SameWorks
1. We help protect your reputation. By conducting a certifiable pay equity audit, you're showing your employees and the public that you care. You are also preventing potential damage to your reputation in the process! Should your business' policies and procedures...
Women in the Workplace 2017: Analysis of the McKinsey Report
This week, McKinsey released their annual report of the state of women in the workplace. This report is a must-read for employees and leadership alike. If you haven't taken the chance to read it, we strongly suggest you schedule some time on your calendar to do so! At...
Why You Need to Tell Your Boss about SameWorks
At SameWorks, we've developed tools and processes to help companies solve the pay gap. In order for our mission to succeed, we need your help. Companies are more likely to be motivated to solve this problem if their employees speak up and demand change. Here are some...
Why your company doesn’t have pay equity (And what to do about it)
There's a good chance that your company doesn't currently have pay equity across all employees and teams. That doesn't mean your organization is intentionally paying certain demographic groups, like women or minorities, differently. However, given the tendency of...
For Employees: How to get pay equity at your company
Are you concerned about pay equity at your company? Do you believe all people should be compensated fairly? SameWorks is here to help employees and companies close the pay gap once and for all. How SameWorks Works SameWorks is a solution like no other on the market....
Changes to EEO-1 reporting requirements for 2018
Today, the White House announced that they have cancelled Obama-era plans to require businesses to report employee pay data based on gender and race. What this means for employers Employers will no longer be required to submit pay data as a part of the EEO-1 report,...
Why a Growth Mindset is key to building diverse teams
In our quest to build SameWorks, we have met with many companies to uncover the secret sauce of building thriving, diverse teams, and many others who are seeking to attain it. Studies show that diverse teams outperform, many of which are highlighted in this article....
Tips for Fair and Equal Hiring Practices
A recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers survey shows that 86% of female and 74% of male millennials (those aged 18-34) consider employers’ policies on diversity, equality and inclusion when deciding which company to work for. Having a fair and equal culture is a big draw! In...
The Fallacy of Waiting
In the process of talking with our network and extended network, we have been fortunate enough to talk to a lot of very excited people – people who were excited by the prospect of improving their own lives and that of the other people in their company. But we’ve also...
Our Security
You often hear that companies care about security, or have it baked into their design. That is often simply not true – or the things they are willing to do are limited to what modern website architecture give you naturally. Unlike those sites, we know exactly how to...