Fourth report - Ethnicity pay gap reporting

Select Committee
Women and Equalities Committee HC 998 8 February 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 2 items (1 rec)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 2 of 2 classified)
Accepted in Part 1
Rejected 1
Government response
First special report - Ethnicity pay gap reporting: Government response to the Committee’s fourth report of session 2021-22 · published 13 May 2022
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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1 Conclusion Rejected
Para 15
The Government has acknowledged that ethnicity pay gap reporting should be mandatory.
Conclusion
The Government has acknowledged that ethnicity pay gap reporting should be mandatory. Businesses are ready for Ministers to follow through on this commitment and bring forward legislation. We recognise that capturing and reporting ethnicity pay gap data is a more … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the committee's assertion that it had acknowledged mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting, stating it has instead accepted a recommendation for voluntary reporting and will not legislate for mandatory reporting. It will, however, provide guidance for voluntary reporting by Summer 2022.
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