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Employers with 250 or more members of staff are required by law to publish details of their gender pay gap. Whilst the onset of COVID-19 saw enforcement for the reporting year 2019/ 20 suspended in March last year, employers are expected to publish their gender pay gap for the 2020/21 reporting cycle. Although, under the regulations, the last date for publication for the private sector is 4 April 2021, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has confirmed that it will leave a period of six months before beginning enforcement proceedings against employers who fail to publish. Whilst employers are still encouraged to report on time, delaying enforcement will allow those companies which perhaps have been closed for much of the year more time to do so.
Coronavirus: Gender pay gap enforcement delayed by a further six months Published5 hours ago Share IMAGE COPYRIGHTPA MEDIA Firms will have another six months to report on their gender pay gap before action is taken against them, the equalities watchdog has said. Enforcement to make firms share the data was suspended for a year in March 2020 because of coronavirus. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission said the additional delay "strikes the right balance" between supporting business and the regulation. But Labour said it was "unacceptable" and enforcement needs to be reinstated. MPs call for wider gender pay gap reporting Gender pay gap: Five things to bear in mind Gender pay gap progress 'dismally slow'
