Ethnicity pay reporting: A guide for UK employers
Guidance on navigating voluntary ethnicity pay reporting
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Guidance on navigating voluntary ethnicity pay reporting
The moral case for pay fairness across all ethnic groups is self-evident. Yet, we still await the consultation response to the 2018 UK Government consultation on mandatory ethnicity pay reporting. And, while the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests led many organisations to publicly condemn racism and discrimination, few have taken steps to voluntarily disclose their ethnicity pay gap, which can play a key role in assessing if and where inequalities exist in their workforce.
In the absence of legislation, the CIPD believes that employers should aim to voluntarily compile ethnicity pay reports as part of their organisation’s approach to improve inclusion and tackle inequality in the workplace.
This guide aims to:
Based on the six principles, the CIPD recommends employers publish annual ethnicity reports based on three key components:
To maximise the opportunities and minimise the challenges of ethnicity pay reporting, there are six principles the CIPD recommends:
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