It is expected that some significant changes will be made to the
draft gender pay regulations which were published in February 2016.
If so, more employers are likely to be brought within the scope of
these reporting rules. This information has come to light from a
recent consultation document on gender pay reporting for public
sector employers. The government has made it clear that the
reporting obligations for private and voluntary sector employers
will be the same as those for public sector employers.
Mandatory gender pay gap reporting is not the only step being
taken regarding diversity in the public sector. The civil service
recently carried out a one-month pilot to review the racial and
socio-economic backgrounds of the most senior staff in government.
The intention is to issue guidance to businesses and the rest of
the public sector later this year, on how to "measure"
the class background of their recruits.
