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Gender pay gap definition

What does Gender pay gap mean? In practice, the gender pay gap describes the difference in average pay between male and female employees across an employer’s workforce, regardless of job, grade or “equal work” comparators. It is a descriptive term, but mandatory reporting regimes define how the gap is calculated in Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain (England & Wales and Scotland): The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 require private and voluntary sector employers with 250+ employees (and specified public authorities under related regulations) to publish annually: mean and median hourly pay gaps; mean and median bonus gaps; the proportion receiving bonuses; and...

Gender Pay Gap Reporting under the Equality Act 2010 Regulations 2017: Private, Voluntary and Public Sector Duties, Calculations, Publication and EHRC Enforcement (Great Britain)

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The Gender pay gap Reporting obligations are set out in the following pieces of legislation:

Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 (Private Sector Regulations), SI 2017/172, which apply to the private and voluntary sector and to public sector employers not covered by the public sector regulations
Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 (Public Sector Regulations), SI 2017/353, which apply to most public sector employers

This Practice Note offers a summary of the essential points employers should know about both sets of regulations (together called in this Practice Note the Regulations) and considers their provisions in greater detail.

The main emphasis is on how the gender pay gap reporting duties operate for private and voluntary sector employers, while also outlining the distinctions that apply to gender pay gap reporting by public authorities in England, alongside certain cross‑border authorities and non‑devolved authorities working across Great Britain.

For information on understanding gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps in general, and on suggested steps to improve diversity and address pay gaps in the workplace, see separate Practice Notes: • Understanding and improving...

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