Impact Business – SPKTRAL

Spktral’s .GOV Consultation Response

Business, DEI, Ethnicity Pay Gap, Gender Pay Gap, Impact Business, Management26 May 2025620Views 1Like 0Comments

We have submitted our critical and evidence-based response to the UK Government’s consultation on the forthcoming Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, which seeks to extend existing pay gap reporting legislation to cover ethnicity and disability. Rather than serving as a guide to implementation, we deconstruct the government’s assertions and highlight why many of them are…

Labour’s plan to make work pay

Business, DEI, Ethnicity Pay Gap, Gender Pay Gap, Impact Business, Inclusive Workplaces3 June 20241KViews 1Like 0Comments

Last week saw the release of Labour’s plan to make work pay. There were two sections that were of particular interest to us: Equal Pay and Pay Gap Reporting. It’s important to note that this document is obviously a summary document and we look forward to learning more about the detail behind the major points…

“Progress starts and ends with talent” – Introducing our Talent Services Director

Business, DEI, Impact Business, Inclusive Workplaces, Management24 May 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In October 2023, Spktral announced its new and improved website aimed at exemplifying our broad range of expertise in the region of pay gap analysis and DEI consulting. The website symbolised a key step in our expansion, from exclusively providing compliant gender pay gap services amidst complex and challenging legislation, to a service that supports…

In Conversation with Genius Within – The Social Enterprise Fighting for Neuroinclusion in Workplaces

Business, DEI, Impact Business, Inclusive Workplaces18 March 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Helen Doyle, Community Manager at Genius Within. Genius Within is a neurodivergent-led social enterprise founded in 2011 with the aim of driving systemic change for neurodivergent people. What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is something that has become more widely recognised in society in recent years. In its…

Young Women Code: The Project Aimed at Tackling Gender Disparity in Scotland’s Digital Tech Sector

DEI, Gender Pay Gap, Impact Business, Inclusive Workplaces18 December 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Last week, I sat down with Saffron Roberts, Research and Facilitation Coordinator at The Young Women’s Movement - Scotland’s national organisation for young women’s feminist leadership and collective action against gender inequality. Saffron and I spoke about Young Women Code, a project funded by the Workplace Equality Fund, which contributes to ending gender disparity in…

Know what’s spooky? Your gender pay gap percentage doesn’t tell you as much as you think it does…

Business, DEI, Gender Pay Gap, Impact Business, Inclusive Workplaces31 October 2023862Views 0Likes 0Comments

When you read about the gender pay gap, you’re often reading about mere percentages. In accordance with government statutory guidance, organisations of 250 or more employees must calculate and publish these gender pay gap figures: mean (average) gender pay gap for hourly pay median (middle) gender pay gap for hourly pay percentage of men and women…

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World Menopause Day: Menopause at Work

DEI, Impact Business, Inclusive Workplaces18 October 2023822Views 0Likes 0Comments

October 18th marks Menopause Awareness Day. Menopause usually affects women between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can also happen earlier, and to anyone who has periods. Menopause marks the end of menstrual cycles, when periods stop due to lower hormone levels. It can happen naturally, or for reasons such as oophorectomy…

Introducing Dianne Greyson – Spktral’s Non-Executive Director

Business, DEI, Ethnicity Pay Gap, Impact Business, Management16 October 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Spktral are so pleased to welcome Dianne Greyson to the team as Non-Executive Director and Strategy Consultant. Dianne brings with her a wealth of knowledge on the Ethnicity Pay Gap as the Founder of the #EthnicityPayGap Campaign, which raises awareness of issues relating to the Ethnicity Pay Gap and encourages the government to make Ethnicity…

We’re Growing: Announcing our New and Improved Website

Business, DEI, Impact Business, Management6 October 2023730Views 0Likes 0Comments

Spktral are delighted to announce the launch of our new website, aimed at enhancing the user experience of clients and exemplifying our broad range of expertise in the region of pay gap analysis and DEI consulting. The new website signals a significant step in our development. Anthony Horrigan, Spktral’s CEO says: It shows that we’ve…

Spktral – A Values Centred Business

Business, Ethnicity Pay Gap, Gender Pay Gap, Impact Business13 September 2023791Views 0Likes 0Comments

At Spktral, we are firm believers in a future of equal opportunity. Our platform and services are underpinned by our core values: ⭐ 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 If you're going to base any decisions/discussions around your results then you need to ensure they're accurate. Approximately 6% of in-scope UK PLCs have submitted mathematically incorrect data. We believe that…