Breitling is known for its expertly engineered timepieces. And in the last few years, the renowned watchmaker has also been applying its eye for precision and accuracy to a workforce goal: evaluating and minimizing its gender pay gap. This week

#64 - Job Architecture, AI, and Pay Transparency at Total Rewards 24

May 24th, 2024 7m 6s

This year's WorldatWork Total Rewards conference is over, and before flying out, Margrét fills Henrike in on all the exciting insights she gained from the event. These include focusing on job architecture to prepare for upcoming regulations lik

#63 — Salma Houerbi on the UN Target Gender Equality Accelerator

May 17th, 2024 9m 26s

The need for workplace gender equality is global—but business environments and local requirements vary tremendously from one country to another. This means that one-size-fits-all approaches and advice can often fall short. And any program that

#62 — “Mindset change challenge:” Pay bands, pay philosophy, and closing the gap

Apr 19th, 2024 8m 48s

Henrike brings a challenging case to the table for this week’s coffee talk. She’s been deeply involved in helping companies prepare for the EU pay transparency directive, and the directive requires companies to establish pay bands. The directiv

#61 — Dietmar Knoess on PUMA’s Fair Pay Leadership

Apr 5th, 2024 10m 1s

In this coffee talk with Henrike von Platen and Dietmar Knoess of the PUMA group, we hear about both the pleasant surprise and the challenges in PUMA’s journey into fair pay leadership.

#60 - Sana Zafar on the surprising effects of pay gaps

Mar 22nd, 2024 9m 10s

It’s intuitive that a gender pay gap would leave women feeling less than satisfied in the workplace. But according to Sana Zafar, our coffee talk guest, the real effect is more nuanced. Pay gaps lead to lower satisfaction among both women and m

#59 – Iceland’s CEO Gender Gap with Thora Christiansen

Mar 8th, 2024 9m 58s

University of Iceland Researcher Thora Christiansen has been looking into why, despite Iceland’s intensive work on pay equity, there are still so few female CEOs. In this coffee talk, Thora joins Margrét to talk about her research into this pro

#58 - Introducing Structured Pay Equity Analysis

Feb 23rd, 2024 7m 40s

The pay gap is a well-known problem—but Margrét and her research collaborators are always looking for better ways to solve it. This week, Margrét tells Henrike about her new article in the Harvard Business Review. Written with PayAnalytics co-f

#57 — The EU Pay Transparency Directive

Feb 9th, 2024 11m 3s

The Coffee Talk team is back with renewed energy to discuss the piece of legislation that all European companies are talking about: The EU Pay Transparency Directive. Discover the key takeaways of the Directive and the first steps your company

#56 – How do Employers Account for Location in Pay Equity Analysis?

Dec 15th, 2023 9m 25s

To achieve and maintain pay equity, you need to ensure that compensation across countries, provinces and states, and cities is fair and equitable. But how do you do that?

#55 – Reykjavik Global Forum: How Does the Rising Cost of Living Impact Gender Equality?

Dec 1st, 2023 8m 54s

Lightning round. In this week’s Coffee Talk, Henrike von Platen and Margrét Bjarnadóttir talk about the Reykjavik Global Forum – Women Leaders, which was held in Reykjavík on November 13-14, 2023. At the Forum, each session was short—and Henri

#54 - Dispatches from the Executive Compensation Conference: How Executive Pay and Rewards are Evolving

Nov 17th, 2023 9m 13s

In our latest installment of Coffee Talks with Planet Fair, Margrét has just returned from a visit to the Conference Board’s Executive Compensation conference in New York City with many lessons to share with listeners about bonuses, incentives,

#53 – How Novartis is Renewing (and Keeping) Their Fair Pay Pledge

Nov 3rd, 2023 10m 42s

This week, Henrike caught up with Marcus Priest, Head of U.S. and R&D Rewards at Novartis, to learn about Novartis’ public pledge with the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC). Many companies have taken this pledge in their own way, committ

#52 – Tips to Write a Good Pay Equity Statement

Oct 20th, 2023 8m 38s

Join Margrét and Henrike on an insightful conversation about pay equity statements and discover what to include in those reports when communicating, both internally and externally, your organization’s pay equity philosophy.

#51 - How to Communicate Pay Equity Goals with Special Guest Marcus Priest from Novartis

Oct 6th, 2023 11m 6s

In this week’s Coffee Talk, Henrike von Platen of Fair Pay Innovation Lab speaks with Marcus Priest, Head of Global R&D Rewards at Novartis, about communicating the pledge to become a fair pay organization. Listen to Novartis’ success story in

#50 – Why Are Certifications Important?

Sep 22nd, 2023 9m 2s

In this episode, Margrét and Henrike talk about certifications and their benefits. Tune in for an insightful conversation!

#49 –Which Pay Equity KPIs Should Companies Report on?

Sep 8th, 2023 9m 29s

In this Coffee Talk, Margrét and Henrike answer your pressing questions about which pay equity KPIs to report on and how to communicate your journey. Tune in!

#48 - Are U.S. Pay Transparency Laws Working?

Aug 25th, 2023 9m 2s

Pay Transparency: Employer Compliance Statistics Vary State-by-State. Why?For our first Coffee Talk after a summer respite in the sun, PayAnalytics co-founder Dr. David Ryberg Anderson joins Margrét to discuss his recent research into the effic

#47 - Proactively Monitoring Bias in HR Tools

Jul 14th, 2023 8m 15s

In this week's coffee talk, Henrike and Margrét followup on questions raised in Episode 46 about the applications of AI in HR. AI can make us faster and more efficient in some ways—speeding manual, tedious tasks, for example—but, if we aren't c

#46 - Getting the most out of ChatGPT for HR

Jun 30th, 2023 14m 27s

In this week’s coffee talk, Margrét and Henrike chat ChatGPT and its applications for HR. They coach us in best practices for posing questions to the chatbot to yield the most valuable answers for HR practitioners, and point out where (and why)

#45 - How companies use analytics to support DEI initiatives

Jun 16th, 2023 8m 39s

This week, Margrét speaks to Henrike von Platen from San Diego, where World at Work’s Total Rewards ‘23 conference has just wrapped up. So the topic of the day? Major takeaways, of course, at the meeting point of people analytics, great data in

#44 – Stereotyping in hiring and promoting: Can bias training help?

Jun 2nd, 2023 8m 37s

Diversity will drop into place if your system is objective and stereotype-free. But what if it isn’t?

#43 - How are multinational companies addressing the pay gap?

May 19th, 2023 8m 58s

In ensuring pay equity, global companies contend with the need to account for cultural values across countries. Read on to find out how to address cultural differences in compensation decisions.

#42 - Would joint leadership work for you?

Apr 21st, 2023 8m 40s

Among the practices that helped earn BMW its gold medal for universal fair pay leadership, the company allows joint leadership for some leadership positions. In this coffee talk, Margrét and Henrike discuss this practice: when can it be helpf

#42 - Would job sharing work for you?

Apr 21st, 2023 8m 40s

Among the practices that helped earn BMW its gold medal for universal fair pay leadership, the company allows job sharing for some leadership positions. In this coffee talk, Margrét and Henrike discuss this practice: when can it be helpful to