Fawcett society: Review ‘tantamount to endorsing pay gap’

Ceri Goddard, chief executive of the Fawcett society criticises the government for holding back some provisions of the Equality Act in review:

“Rowing back on the requirement for big business to publish and take action on any differences in pay between men and women employees – so to conduct gender pay audits – is tantamount to endorsing the shocking gender pay gap.

“It’s utterly nonsensical to suggest we can tackle pay differences between men and women if we can’t see where they are.

“Done right, conducting a pay audit is a simple and inexpensive process that can happen alongside annual accounts.”