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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Equal Pay remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the requirements for gender pay gap reporting could allow employers to submit fabricated information or avoid reporting. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL5895 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-03-13
answer text <p>In 2017 the Government introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish specific gender pay gap data.</p><p>Employers have to report their gender pay gap by the deadline, 30 March for the public sector and 4 April for the private and voluntary sector. This is not optional; it is the law.</p><p>Employers who fail to report on time or publish inaccurate data will be in breach of the regulations. They risk facing legal action from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which has the power to take enforcement action against employers breaching the regulations. This could ultimately lead to court orders and fines.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-13T12:37:05.46Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-13T12:37:05.46Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
849943
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Equal Pay remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission in addressing the gender pay gap. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL5897 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-08more like thismore than 2018-03-08
answer text <p>For the first time, all employers with 250 or more employees are required to publish their gender pay gap before 4 April 2018. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has powers to enforce compliance with this requirement. The EHRC has published a policy paper on its intended approach to enforcement here https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/closing-gap-enforcing-gender-pay-gap-regulations.</p><p>More generally, the EHRC's 2017-18 Business Plan commits it to working with employers to demonstrate how changes to recruitment, retention, pay decisions and career pipelines can narrow pay gaps.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-08T16:32:03.52Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-08T16:32:03.52Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this