Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting

A UK Government consultation is seeking views on the introduction of mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers (those with 250 or more employees). The responses will help shape the proposals to be included in the forthcoming Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, announced in the King’s Speech in July 2024.

Large employers are already required to report on gender pay gaps, and this consultation aims to gather views on how similar reporting for ethnicity and disability pay gaps could be implemented in practice.

Responses are invited from all interested parties, with a particular emphasis on those most likely to be affected by the proposed measures, including:

• Employers

• Public sector bodies

• Trade unions

• Race and disability stakeholders

• People from ethnic minority groups

• Disabled people

• Disabled people’s organisations

You can read more on this consultation and submit a response here.