Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Mind The Gap

Background

Addressing gender inequality in the workplace is at the heart of the government's agenda for 2016, with section 78 of the Equality Act 2010 coming into effect this year. This will make it mandatory for all employers with at least 250 employees to publish information about their gender pay gap, and employers need to be ready for the changes.

The government launched a consultation last year, titled "Closing the Gender Pay Gap". On 12 February, in response to the consultation, the government issued draft regulations that it is proposing will come into effect from October 2016, subject to further consultation with stakeholders. Stakeholders have until 11 March 2016 to respond.