Jessica joins us to explore what fairness really means in a global workforce spanning 120+ countries. Drawing on more than 20 years in Total Reward, Jessica advocates that fairness cannot rely on manager discretion or good intentions alone - it has to be designed through clear frameworks, consistency and transparency – all powerful drivers of trust, fairness and organisational credibility.

Sharing how Deel approaches equitable pay at scale, Jessica explains how standardised compensation for high-volume roles balances with local context and regulation, and reflects on the growing impact of pay transparency, already happening through social media, whether organisations are ready for it or not.

Looking to the future of HR, Jessica makes the case for stronger commercial capability within the profession. From partnering closely with finance and sales teams to using AI for faster insight and better decision-making, Jessica believes HR’s influence grows when it understands how the business makes money. 

Thank you to Deel for sponsoring this episode.

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Are you looking for your next great read that inspires you and helps your work?  

Our book of the month for May is The Working Parent Equation, Balancing small humans with big careers, by Georgie Rudd.

Know a working parent? A colleague that has all the plates spinning, and you’re not quite sure how they’re managing? Or perhaps that’s you?!  

The Working Parent Equation is an extra special book, packed with practical exercises for anyone to reflect on their own, personal, working parent equation, and wonderfully our very own Cecilia Crossley wrote the foreword.  

Here’s her summary: It’s an incredibly helpful tool for any working parent - one that will help you, your family, your organisation, and society – because each of us intentionally designing our own equations takes us a step closer to gender equality.  

Head to Uplifting People to grab your copy, and we hope you enjoy this month's Uplifting Book.