Found: bound action plans with clear timelines and targets on how pay disparities will be addressed. 2.Introduce

Found: Employers do not need to wait for the Government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay- gap reporting

Found: The Committee’s report recommended that:- • The Government should introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap

Found: One of the key recommendations was for the Government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting

Found: you may be aware, t he Petitions Committee has agreed to schedule a debate on e-petition 300105 , Introduce

Found: results against clear, timebound objectives. 13.Employers do not need to wait for the government to introduce

Found: regular updates should be published and reported to parliament 35.Recommendation: The government should introduce

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

This Government remains committed to tackling all areas of disparities in this country, including in employment.

Ethnicity pay gap reporting is just one type of tool to assist employers in doing this and it may not always be the most appropriate mechanism for some types of organisations. Therefore, as set out in the “Inclusive Britain” report, which was published in March 2022, the Government will not be legislating to make ethnicity pay reporting mandatory at this stage. Government published guidance in April 2023 to support employers who wish to report voluntarily.

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

We are considering the findings of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities independent report, which included recommendations on ethnicity pay reporting, alongside feedback to our consultation on this issue and the recent Women and Equalities Select Committee Report. We will set out our approach in due course.

We need to make businesses accountable for their pay disparities. Since mandatory gender pay gap reporting was introduced, pay disparities between men and women have started to decrease. We are now calling for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting to try and do the same for the ethnicity pay gap.

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Thank you to @unisontheunion for organising this important event. I’m proud to support their campaign to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting. https://t.co/E6k2HIFb6N

Reporting on the gender pay gap has been a positive step forward for women in the workplace. Now it's time for the govt to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting. This would help tackle inequality and could boost economy by £24 billion a year. https://t.co/VZiGNfO9yt

Mandatory gender pay gap reporting has furthered the conversation on the barriers women face at work. It's now time for the Government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting. Not only will this tackle inequality, it could boost the economy by £24 billion annually.