Mind the pay gap
What schools need to know about the government’s new gender pay gap reporting regulations
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Mind the pay gap
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The government has published the long-awaited final draft of the gender pay gap reporting regulations.
The regulations are expected to come into force on 6 April for the independent sector. Public sector employers (including academies) are not currently in scope but the government has indicated its intention to bring in the same obligations.
The regulations apply to all schools with 250 “relevant employees” at the relevant date - the first of which is 5 April. All such schools should be prepared to capture data then, but will then have up until 4 April 2018 to report on it. Five reports will be required:
* The difference in mean pay between genders (expressed as a percentage).
* The difference in median pay between genders (%).
* The difference in mean bonus payments between genders (%).
*The proportion of men and women in that received a bonus.
* The number of men and women in each quartile of the pay range.
We would recommend that schools accompany the reports with a narrative and further information if it would add helpful context.
The final draft leaves some questions unanswered for schools but incorporates amendments that clarify areas that were a cause for concern.
Four new points that schools should be aware of are:
Alice Reeve is a partner at leading education law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards
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