The UK has introduced rules to ensure organisations treat people fairly, including workers, customers, and investors. For example, employers must treat employees fairly in how they manage and reward them. Big companies also have to publish pay data, such as gender pay gaps.

This factsheet looks at pay fairness, including equal pay and differences between high and low pay. It explains what companies have to report, including gender pay gaps, and shows how sharing pay stories can help employers prove they’re being fair.

Explore our stances on low pay and financial wellbeing and executive pay in more detail, along with actions for government and recommendations for employers.

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The Employment Rights Bill will make ethnicity and disability pay reporting compulsory for employers with at least 250 employees. It will also be compulsory to publish actions plans as part of gender pay gap reporting and that outsourced individuals must be included in reports. The Equality (Race and Disability) Bill will extend the right to make equal pay claims to black, Asian and minority ethnic and disabled workers. Keep up to date with the latest on these changes with our Tracker of potential law changes.
 
This factsheet outlines the current requirements around pay reporting that can still be followed until any changes come into force. We will update this page once any changes are enforced.

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