Following the Government’s recent announcement, ARE are looking forward to the legislation now going through Parliament
The Government recently published its response to their ethnicity and disability pay gap consultation. ARE welcomes the Government’s affirmation to honour its race equality manifesto (2024) commitment and make ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting mandatory.
Additionally, and importantly, the Government will also require employers with 250 plus employees to produce an ‘action plan’ to make pay for ethnic minorities and disabled people fair. In practice, employers will produce one pay gap action plan covering gender, ethnicity and disability.’
Jeremy Crook OBE, Chief Executive, stated:
‘Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for Equalities, has engaged campaigners and ethnic minority stakeholders. Pay gap reporting and employers taking action to remove pay inequities has the potential to transform our workplaces and provide opportunities for everyone.
‘We urge all employers to voluntarily start ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting now as a first step towards fair and equitable pay. Action plans can then identify where these workers are being paid less than their white or non-disabled counterparts and take remedial action.
‘I’m delighted ARE collaborated with ShareAction and Dianne Greyson, Founder of the #Ethnicitypaygapcampaign, to campaign for mandatory reporting and employer action plans. However, this campaign is not over until legislation is taken through parliament.
‘The Government has not set a timeline for this to happen, and we call on everyone to reach out to their local MPs to put pressure on the Government to implement this commitment as soon as possible.’
– Jeremy Crook OBE, ARE Chief Executive
