President of Parity Software Chosen by Board of County Commissioners
Congratulations to Heyke Kirkendall-Baker for being selected to serve on Washington County’s very first Salary Commission!
How to Use Active HR Technology for More Equitable Hiring
With active technology, HR leaders hold the keys to convert data into valuable insights and cultivate an equitable and inclusive workplace. When implemented correctly, technology can help you make data-driven, logical, and consistent decisions.
6 Alternatives to Layoffs You May Not Be Thinking About
The pandemic has promoted payroll to the top of the list of things keeping employers up at night. Amid the accompanying recession, many leaders mistakenly believe that laying off employees is the only way to keep the lights on. The reality, however, is that there’s often a better way to keep the economic headwinds at …
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5 Steps to Making Compensation Transparency Work for Your Company
What is compensation transparency? And how does it help your company thrive now, and in the future? Systemic racial injustice, social unrest and the pandemic have left business leaders in nearly every industry scrambling. Many struggle to find ways to cultivate an equitable and inclusive workplace. At the same time, recent protests have prompted organizations …
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How to Prevent Unconscious Bias from Influencing Hiring Decisions
Institutionalized discrimination and the pandemic have given rise to a pivotal, brand-defining time. Now more than ever, prospective employees are keeping a watchful eye on whether companies take a powerful stand for equality or remain silent about systemic racism. Against this backdrop, employers are under heightened scrutiny to take bold action – to do what’s …
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Parity Software – The Pay Equity Solution
In 1963, John F. Kennedy signed the Federal Equal Pay Act which made it illegal to pay employees, who perform comparable jobs, differently on the basis of sex. At the time, women were being paid about 60 cents on the dollar for performing the same jobs as men, so this law was enacted as an …
Is Your Company Protected?
Oregon’s Equal Pay Act requires all Oregon employers (except Federal government) to pay employees performing comparable work the same salary, unless the employer can identify at least one of the following reasons for the pay difference: seniority, performance, travel, education, experience, piece-rate, or a combination of these factors. Failure to comply with this new law can result in …