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<p>We are committed to reducing unfair pay disparities and ensuring everyone is able
to succeed in their career.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government the gender pay gap
has narrowed significantly, having fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade.
In 2017, we introduced regulations requiring large employers to publish gender pay
gap data every year, ensuring employers are aware of their gaps and take steps to
close them.</p><p> </p><p>To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to:
enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave,
introduce carers leave, and, strengthen the protections against harassment in the
workplace.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published guidance for employers on ethnicity
pay reporting in April 2023, which sets out best practice on measuring, analysing
and reporting ethnicity pay gaps. We are supporting employers who wish to measure
their pay gaps and are identifying examples of good practice.</p><p> </p><p>In terms
of supporting fair compensation practices, the National Living Wage will be increasing
by a record cash amount in April – from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour. Through this, the
Government protects the lowest paid in society, with women and people from an ethnic
minority background among those more likely to benefit.</p><p> </p>
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