Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee

Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting: One-off

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Dec 2021 Closed: 1 May 2024 1 recommendation 1 conclusion 1 report
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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth report - Ethnicity pay gap reporting HC 998 8 Feb 2022 2 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
1 Conclusion Fourth report - Ethnicity pay gap repor… Rejected

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

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
12 Jan 2022 Charles Cotton · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Matthew Percival · Confederation of British Industry, Sandra Kerr CBE · Business in the Community, Wilf Sullivan · Trades Union Congress (TUC) View ↗

Who gave evidence

4 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Charles Cotton · Senior Performance and Reward Adviser Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 1
Matthew Percival · Director for People and Skills Confederation of British Industry 1
Sandra Kerr CBE · Race Director Business in the Community 1
Wilf Sullivan · Equality Officer Trades Union Congress (TUC) 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
10 Jan 2022 Correspondence to the Chair from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers & L…
15 Dec 2021 Correspondence to the Chair from Baroness Falkner relating to Equality Impact A…