Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 32
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Paragraph: 136
We recommend that gender pay gap reporting be urgently reinstated, with reporting for the financial...
Recommendation
We recommend that gender pay gap reporting be urgently reinstated, with reporting for the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21 required in April 2021.
Paragraph Reference:
136
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
Partially accept. The legal requirement for relevant organisations to publish gender pay gap data each year is set out in The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017. This requirement has never changed, however given the unprecedented circumstances employers faced enforcement action was suspended. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced on 23 February 2021 that due to the continued effects of the covid-19 pandemic, employers will have until 5 October 2021 to report their gender pay gap information for 2020/21. Extending the deadline by six months is the correct decision.