Consultation: Gender Pay Gap reporting enforcement plan published
21 December 2017
21 December 2017
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”), has published its draft policy on how they plan to enforce the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017. Their draft policy sets out how they plan to use their powers should employers who are required to publish a Gender Pay Gap report not comply.
The consultation, which closes on 2 February 2018, has been published ahead of the first gender pay gap reports being due on 30 March 2018 for public sector employers and 4 April 2018 for private and voluntary sector employers.
The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017bound both public, private and voluntary sector employers with 250 employees or more, to publish a report detailing information in relation to their employee’s pay to establish any disparities between female and male employees.
The consultation sets out the enforcement process and principles which the Commission propose to adopt in relation to tackling non-compliance with gender pay gap reporting in the private and voluntary sectors, such as;
Similar enforcement powers exist in relation to public sector employers.
To see the full policy, click here.
To see the list of employers who have already submitted their report, click here.
Aspire Comment
Until this point, it was unclear as to how gender pay gap reporting was going to be enforced, with many thinking that employers would “self-police”. However, the determination to “close the gap” is evident with the draft policy published by the Commission and it is clear that the Commission plans to keep a close on non-compliance to ensure that employers are following their reporting requirements.
If you would like further information on the enforcement plans set out in the draft policy, or if you’re concerned about your obligations under the gender pay gap reporting, or meeting your deadline of 4 April 2018, please give Aspire a call to discuss how we can help.