This week the Government
confirmed it will issue regulations requiring employers who have
250 or more employees to publish gender pay information. This blog
explores the impact for employers.
The Government has now
confirmed its intention to legislate under section 78 of the
Equality Act 2010 which gives the Government power to issue
regulations requiring employers who have 250 or more employees to
publish gender pay information. On 14 July 2015, the Government
published a consultation paper on the details of the regulations to
be made under this section ('Closing the Gender Pay Gap').
The consultation paper
indicates that the new regulations will require larger
private and voluntary sector employers in Great Britain with at
least 250 employees to publish information about the difference in
pay between male and female employees. For the purpose of these
regulations, a person will be an 'employee' if they are
employed under a contract of employment, a contract
