The Government has acknowledged that ethnicity pay gap reporting should be mandatory.
The Government has acknowledged that ethnicity pay gap reporting should be mandatory. Businesses are ready for Ministers to follow through on this commitment and bring forward legislation. We recognise that capturing and reporting ethnicity pay gap data is a more complex exercise than for gender, especially given disproportionate sample sizes … Read more
Government response AI summary
The government rejects the committee's assertion that it had acknowledged mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting, stating it has instead accepted a recommendation for voluntary reporting and will not legislate for mandatory reporting. It will, however, provide guidance for voluntary reporting by Summer 2022.
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Government Equalities Office