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UK Weather Tracker #60 – January 2022

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Here’s a question for you.  Would you notice a sunny and dry January more than a dull and wet July?  In other words, did you enjoy the 12th driest and 3rd sunniest January on record just gone?  Your answer will reveal what seasonal expectations and what it takes for you to notice something different from the norm.
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All I want for Christmas is football!

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Will there be any football this Christmas?  The Omicron variant of COVID19 is wreaking havoc with football and rugby schedules and the traditional Boxing Day lineup is in danger of being cancelled.  So what will football fans do instead?  The good news is I am giving a Christmas present to all football supporter that is almost as good as the real thing.  All you need are 2 packs of playing cards, a pen and paper or a spreadsheet and you can play a simple football simulation game which guarantees fun and excitement for all.

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Pay Gaps #25B – House of Lords’s debate on Ethnicity Pay Gaps – My thoughts

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Is pay gap reporting about transparency or accountability?  This was the main theme of the House of Lords debate on Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting (EPGR) on 25th October 2021, unlike the Commons debate that preceded it in September.  The 9 peers who spoke could be split between those who see EPGR as an exercise in employer transparency and those who see EPGR as an exercise in employer accountability and I consider this to be a fundamental question that has not yet been answered.  In this article, I will discuss the implications of both answers to this question for any future EPGR legislation.

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Pay Gap Data #4 – Where can I find gender pay gap data for 2020?

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This post was updated on 10th October 2021 with the latest data

The government requires all organisations employing 250 or more employees to submit gender pay gap data.  All data is available to the public and can be found on the government’s gender pay gap website.  I have downloaded this data and created a spreadsheet tool to present the data in a more user-friendly and visual format.

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