Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 68000, on equal pay, how her Department plans to identify employers who have not complied with the gender pay gap reporting requirement; and if she will make a statement.

Employers with over 250 employees have 12 months to publish the required information from the relevant commencement date: 31st March for the public sector and 6^th April for the private, voluntary and charity sectors.

The Government Equalities Office will proactively monitor the levels of compliance with the new regulations, and will continue to work closely with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to ensure that employers in scope fulfil their obligations to increase transparency around gender pay differences.