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Gender pay gap reporting: no excuses

Published: 14 Aug 2019

Rebecca Hilsenrath talks about the action we've taken on enforcing gender pay gap reporting and tips to help businesses provide the correct information ahead of the deadline.

Including furloughed employees in gender pay gap reporting

Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

This guidance provides information on gender pay gap reporting for employers who may have had changes to their workforces as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Pay gap break comes to an end as reporting deadline looms

Published: 30 Sep 2021

Companies with 250 or more employees are being reminded that that they are required to report their gender pay gap by Tuesday 5 October.

Research report 14: Pay gaps across the equality strands

First Published: 01 Apr 2009

This report looks at research on pay gaps (the difference in average pay for different groups of people) from 2000 to 2009. It aims to find any gaps in data and look at important issues where more research is needed. 

Mind the pay gap: creating a fairer Britain

Published: 15 Aug 2017

Today the Commission publishes the findings of its most substantial report into pay gaps conducted so far, not only building upon its previous research on pay gaps for women but also examining the situation for ethnic minorities and disabled people.

Research report 110: Tackling gender, disability and ethnicity pay gaps: a progress review

First Published: 15 Aug 2017

This report examines the effectiveness of interventions to tackle gender, disability and ethnicity pay gaps in the UK.

Closing the gender pay gap: how businesses are taking action

Last updated: 08 Oct 2021

Tips and guidance from businesses on what they are doing to close the gender pay gap.

Our pay gap data

First Published: 15 Aug 2017

Data on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's gender pay gap.

Fair opportunities for all: A strategy to reduce pay gaps in Britain

First Published: 15 Aug 2017

Our strategy setting out what needs to change and who needs to take action to reduce gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps.

Pay gaps explained

Watch our animations explaining the disability, ethnicity and gender pay gaps.

Gender pay gap: closing the gap for a more equal Britain

Published: 27 Oct 2017

Melanie Field commented on Prime Minister Theresa May's call for more companies to publish details of their gender pay gap.

Gender pay gap reporting enforcement plan revealed

Published: 19 Dec 2017

Businesses failing to comply with gender pay gap reporting regulations could face unlimited fines and convictions, the Commission has warned.

Reasons to be cheerful on International Women's Day

Published: 08 Mar 2018

Our role in tackling gender inequality – and reasons to be cheerful on International Women’s Day.

Unconscious bias training: no such thing as a quick fix

Published: 23 Mar 2018

Does unconscious bias training actually work to help create more inclusive workplace cultures?

Unconscious bias training: an assessment of the evidence for effectiveness

First Published: 23 Mar 2018

This report looks at the effectiveness of unconscious bias training and makes recommendations for employers, policymakers and human resource professionals

‘Last chance saloon’ for employers to report their gender pay gap

Published: 26 Mar 2018

Employers with over 250 members of staff are entering the ‘last chance saloon’ to report their gender pay gap, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned today as it publishes its final strategy on how the new regulations will be enforced.

A quick guide to being a gender champion in your workplace

First Published: 25 May 2018

Become a gender champion to advance gender equality in the workplace. Here's how.

Pressing for progress: women’s rights and gender equality in 2018

First Published: 23 Jul 2018

This report looks at the state of rights of women's rights in Great Britain in 2018. It assesses the progress that has been made since 2013 and makes recommendations to the UK and Welsh governments.

Gender pay gap determines women’s choice of employer

Published: 10 Oct 2018

Nearly two-thirds (61%) of women would take an organisation's gender pay gap into consideration when applying for jobs, a new survey from the Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals.

Closing the gender pay gap

First Published: 14 Dec 2018

Our analysis of the gender pay gap narratives and action plans published by 440 organisations.