Gender pay gap
Gender pay gap reporting legislation requires large employers to publish their overall mean and median gender pay gaps from 2018. Under the new laws, private and voluntary sector employers with 250 or more employees have to calculate their gender pay gap on 5 April each year, publishing their data on the Government’s gender pay gap reporting service by 4 April the following year. For public sector organisations, the snapshot date is 31 March, so the data has to be published no later than 30 March the following year.
Gender pay gap reporting enforcement suspended this year
Enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting requirements has been suspended this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Government...
April 2020 employment law changes: eight tasks for HR
Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....
Gender pay inequality increases in financial services
HSBC has reported the widest median hourly gender pay gap among financial services companies to report so far.
TUC: Women work for free for two months a year
Women work for free for two months of the year as a result of gender pay inequality, according to the...
One in five FTSE 350 firms contacted over lack of women in senior roles
The Investment Association has sent letters to 63 companies about a lack of gender diversity in senior positions.
Men continue to take top jobs in public life
Men continue to dominate positions of power in public life such as judges, FTSE 100 CEOs and national newspaper editors,...
UK slips down global gender equality rankings
The UK is falling behind in a global index of gender equality according to the World Economic Forum. In 2019 the UK ranked 21st in the WEF global index...
TSB bosses bonuses to be cut after failing to hit 2020 gender target
TSB’s leadership team will have their bonuses docked after the firm failed to increase the proportion of women in senior...
Men have £78,000 more in pension pot at retirement
The number of women saving for retirement has hit record levels, but men will still have on average £78,000 more in their pension pot when they stop working.
Labour unveils radical manifesto with ‘record investment blitz’
Jeremy Corbyn this morning promised to “unleash a record investment blitz, getting the economy moving in every corner of our country”.
Action on gender pay gap has accelerated across Europe
More action is taking place on pay equality in Europe compared with the US, according to a recent survey, although US firms are more proactive when it comes to sexual harassment.
Labour’s 2030 gender pay gap pledge ‘completely unrealistic’
Labour’s pledge to close the gender pay gap by 2030 if it wins power has been described as too ambitious....
Eight in 10 want right to know male colleagues’ salaries
Women should have the right to know if they’re being paid less than their male colleagues, according to research by...
What needs to change before we can close the gender pay gap
Headline-grabbing proposals can only take us so far. Cultural shifts and changes in shared leave, maternity and paternity benefits are needed before we can truly get to grips with the gender pay gap.
Women demand new Equal Pay Act to enforce transparency
Equal pay campaign to demand new legislation, backed by leading women from all sectors, kicks off this Thursday.
