Although the Government scrapped plans for compulsory gender pay audits last year , employers that ignore unequal pay between men and women are putting themselves at risk of tribunal claims. According to figures from the Office for National Stat  More...
25 July 2011 09:32

My company recently acquired a business which included some employees doing the same job as my staff, but on higher salaries. Now my existing staff are demanding the same money. Do I have to give it to them? Once you agree that your existing staff   More...
20 July 2011 09:09

Audit Commission v Haq FACTS One of the responsibilities of the Audit Commission is to inspect social housing. Until October 2007, there were two jobs in the Commission's Housing Inspectorate: an inspection and information officer (IIO) and a sen  More...
26 April 2011 10:01

Voluntary gender pay reporting is part of the Government's strategy to promote equality through "transparency and behavioural change". The strategy includes positive action, promoting women onto the boards of listed companies and taking strong action on  More...
02 March 2011 12:26

The pay gap between men and women is closing at its fastest rate since measurement began, according to the latest round of official figures published today (8 November). The Office for National Statistics' Annual Survey of Hours and  More...
08 December 2010 16:37

The Government has announced that gender pay audits will not be compulsory under the Equality Act 2010.  More...
03 December 2010 00:00

The Government has been urged to fully implement the Equality Act 2010 and force big businesses to measure and publish pay gaps, in a report by equality groups and unions. The report, from the Fawcett Society, the TUC, Unison and the Equality and Hum  More...
02 November 2010 14:26

Progress in addressing the issue of equal pay for men and women appears to be "grinding to a halt", despite improving for the past 30 years, according to a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The research found that the mean gend  More...
11 October 2010 11:50

The spectre of quotas for women in the boardrooms of listed companies moved a step closer this week, with the European Commission launching a new five-year strategy for gender equality. The strategy is based around five key priorities: gettin  More...
24 September 2010 12:11

Most of the Equality Act 2010  came into force on 1 October 2010 and employers need to make sure they comply with the  changes to legislation. Warning: This page is no longer updated. It has  More...
22 September 2010 15:19

The Government yesterday confirmed that the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force on 1 October 2010, and has made transitional provisions concerning discriminatory acts occurring before 1 October. On 1 October, the elements o  More...
22 September 2010 13:20

For a limited time only, Personnel Today Plus members can access a full model policy on equal opportunities which takes the Equality Act 2010 into account With elements of the Equality Act coming into force at  More...
22 September 2010 12:59

Equal pay for women is still more than five decades away at current rates, according to a report published today by XpertHR and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The 2010 National Management Salary Survey shows that female salaries increas  More...
19 August 2010 00:01

The Equality Act contains a number of provisions designed to address the stubborn gender pay gap - some 40 years after the Equal Pay Act was introduced. Daniel Thomas reports. Perhaps the most controversial provision in the Equality Act surrounds   More...
07 July 2010 11:04

The coalition government has pledged to implement the Equality Act in October, but has refused to outline its intentions for gender pay gap reporting. Home secretary Theresa May said the Equality Act, passed in April, will make it easier for firms   More...
05 July 2010 08:34

The cost to taxpayers of equal pay claims by Walsall Council staff could hit £50m, it has emerged. The authority is planning to borrow £48.4m to cover the extra money it will have to shell out in salaries of thousands of workers, as part of the sing  More...
01 July 2010 09:43

Two Skills Development Scotland managers have won an equal pay tribunal after objecting to a male colleague earning £10,000 more for the same work. Mairi Buchanan and Pat Holland learned of the discrepancy in 2002 and decided to take action in 2008  More...
15 June 2010 08:58

Union leaders have called on Birmingham City Council to "pay women workers what they are owed" and drop an appeal against the recent equal pay judgment the authority lost. In April, Birmingham Employment Tribunal ruled that the council was wrong to   More...
09 June 2010 12:44

A swift, one-size-fits-all approach to addressing the gender pay gap would be counterproductive, employers' groups have warned. The warning follows last week's call from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for organisations to do more to   More...
01 June 2010 15:51

Industry bodies and equality groups have given a lukewarm welcome to the coalition government's commitment to workplace equality in its policy agreement. The equality section of the document includes measures to promote equal pay, extend the right   More...
20 May 2010 15:41