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Pay Discrimination Examples: The Steep Price of Pay Inequity

In an era where diversity, equity, and inclusion are no longer just buzzwords but business imperatives, the specter of gender pay discrimination continues to haunt Corporate America. Recent years have seen a surge in high-profile lawsuits and settlements that have not only hit companies’ bottom lines but also dealt significant blows to their reputations.

Although the Civil Rights Act and federal laws provide protections against wage discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, employment discrimination is still rampant in the US. As the dust settles on these legal battles, it’s clear that the true cost of pay discrimination extends far beyond the courtroom.

Executive Compensation Package: Key Components

Comp&BenAneta Samkoff

The executive compensation package has an undeniable impact on companies. A well-designed executive compensation plan can positively affect the achievement of the organization's strategic goals, ultimately driving the firm's success. A bad one may result in misalignment, short-sightedness, loss of talent and profits, effectively running the business to the ground.

Employee attrition: how to combat in times of inflation?

Comp&BenAneta Samkoff

The difficult times are not over yet, at least for businesses. First, companies that survived the Covid-19 pandemic, lost revenue. Then the wave of massive quits informally labeled the Great Resignation has left many grappling with employee attrition. As firms struggle to find new employees for unfilled positions while keeping the remaining employees satisfied, rising inflation is now another element they need to deal with. And that’s especially difficult since the other problems did not go away.

RPA in logistics and supply chain. How does robotization change business efficiency?

RPAWojciech Andryszek

Let's start by saying the obvious: Robotic Process Automation significantly improves efficiency in the logistics industry and supply chains. Both are critical for the global markets, so the robotization case has its weight. More so, software robots influence the evolution of modern commodity trading and RPA technology itself.

Pay Discrimination Examples: The Steep Price of Pay Inequity

Comp&BenAneta Samkoff

Google's $118 Million Wake-Up Call: The High Cost of Pay Inequity

Comp&BenAneta Samkoff

As part of a settlement agreement, Google will pay $118 million for wage discrimination against more than 15,500 female employees. Class members involved in the settlement include those eligible for payments and who have specific rights and options in the settlement. Despite historical allegations and previous settlements, the issue of wage inequality at the company continues to spark controversy. Recent legal victories, such as the case of Ulku Rowe , highlight that the legal and reputational costs for companies ignoring pay equity issues are substantial.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive: Everything You Need to Know as an Employer

Comp&BenAneta Samkoff

The EU Pay Transparency Directive takes effect in the European Union in 2026. In theory, this leaves plenty of time for companies to prepare for the new regulations. However, for many firms, the challenges they must face to comply with the requirements are difficult and demand a long-term investment of time. That’s why now is a good time to act.

Oracle APEX - best practices

Digital transformationKlaudia Stępień

As an Apex developers, you want to build solutions that meet functional expectations, are memory efficient, and simple. In the early stages of an Apex career, oftentimes, developers are so preoccupied with learning functionalities that they neglect the simplicity of design.

Oracle APEX unveiled: features, speed, and cost insights

RPASergiusz Świerczek

When deciding to implement a new technology in a company, managers are faced with a number of important steps to carefully evaluate the solutions available on the market. In this context, we have prepared a concise description of the APEX platform, which will not only answer key questions related to price, implementation time, but also indicate to what extent APEX effectively solves specific business problems. With this guide, the decision-making process becomes clearer and more efficient.

Change management - Your answer to the effective implementation of business process automation

Digital transformationSergiusz Świerczek

Every organization implementing business process automation has to analyze its current state, organize its processes, choose the type of technology to implement, and select a consulting partner for the transformation. For most companies, this is clear. However, few realize that the success of the entire undertaking depends on another critical factor - change management.

Let's figure out how your company can leverage digital transformation.

bartek.podolski@ggsitc.com +48 667 052 084Bartek PodolskiCEO