Gender pay gap

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Global EU pay transparency directive implementation comparative table

  Updated to include information on developments in Poland.

• Date:

  4 June 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Gender pay gap reporting - challenges and upcoming changes

  Cathryn Edmondson, lead consultant at Innecto Reward Consulting, joins the podcast to talk about gender pay gap reporting - its history, current challenges and the upcoming legislative changes that organisations need to know about.

• Date:

  21 May 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Mind the gap: How are countries implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive?

  All EU member states have until 7 June 2026 to transpose the provisions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law. With new rules on reporting, affected employers will be required to submit gender pay gap reports by 6 June 2027, based on 2026 data. With the clock ticking, employers operating in the EU need to take decisive action and prepare for the new rules.

• Date:

  17 April 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - what's new, what's been dropped?

  In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.

• Date:

  9 April 2025

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay gaps research 2025

  With pay gap analysis back in the spotlight, our research examines current practice in UK organisations - including employee data collection and types of pay analysis undertaken, as well as employer readiness for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

• Date:

  9 April 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Are you making the most of your gender pay gap data?

  Now that the annual deadline has passed, it is a good time to analyse your organisation's gender pay gap calculation in detail. Understanding your data is key to developing strategies to move forward and make progress.

• Date:

  7 April 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Gender pay gap: Findings from 2024 reporting

  The deadline for gender pay gap reporting has now passed and more than 10,000 organisations have shared information on their gender pay and bonus gaps. We report on the headline data and unearth some of the trends.

• Type:

  International

  Global gender pay gap audits comparative table

  Enhanced to include new information on requirements in Ireland. 

• Type:

  International

  Global gender pay gap reporting comparative table

  Enhanced to include information on the EU Pay Transparency Directive and to include additional information on Austria, Australia, Belgium and South Korea. 

• Date:

  24 March 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  April 2025 employment law changes: Five-point checklist for HR

  While the introduction of neonatal care leave and pay is the key change for HR professionals to get to grips with, there are other employment law changes in April 2025. These include increases to the national minimum wage rates; a rise in statutory redundancy pay; and the uprating of statutory sick pay and family-related pay.