Mandatory gender pay gap reporting for larger private and voluntary sector organisations in England, Scotland and Wales is already being introduced and subject to the approval of Parliament, the regulations will come into force on 1 October 2016, although employers will not be expected to publish the required information until 18 months after commencement and then annually thereafter.
On the back of this decision The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has recently published a consultation and associated survey on introducing mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large public sector employers in England which confirms their commitment to extending the mandatory reporting to these employers.
Geographical extent – this consultation applies to public sector organisations in England with 250 employees or more. The GEO are also consulting the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Ministers in the Devolved Administrations, in line with the requirements in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (the public sector equality duty).
The GEO's online survey will run until 30 September 2016.
