Businesses urged to address pay gap sooner than later

In light of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's recently published proposals for businesses to analyse and make public their gender pay gap, an employment law specialist is urging businesses with larger numbers of staff to decide their strategy on disclosing pay statistics sooner rather than later.

Deborah Hely, a lawyer at Beachcroft LLP, said:

"The Commission is trying to persuade the private sector to increase transparency on pay. Employers with more than 250 staff are being... (325 more words)

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