Tribunals gain power to order equal pay audits

3 October 2014

New regulations concerning companies that are found to have breached equal pay law have come into force.


From now on the companies in question must produce an equal pay audit that analyses their pay structures.

Minister for Women and Equalities Jo Swinson said, “Nearly 40 years on from the Equal Pay Act, there is simply no excuse for employers who pay people less because of their gender. These new rules mean that companies who break the law on equal pay will be forced to evaluate their pay structures to prevent further violations.”

The new regulations follow the introduction of the “Think. Act. Report” initiative, introduced in September 2011, which encouraged companies to raise awareness of gender equality in their workplaces.