Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of employee-owned business models on reducing the level of the gender pay gap.

The research surrounding effective actions employers can take to close the gender pay gap makes it clear that a positive workplace culture, in combination with support from leadership, underpins the success of actions to close the gap.

While have not made an assessment of the impact of ownership structure on the gender pay gap in an organisation, the research available and the consultation we have undertaken forms the basis of voluntary action plans, with this government now encouraging large employers to publish the steps they are taking to close their gap, and support employees during the menopause, alongside their gender pay gap figures.