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  • Date:
    9 April 2026
    Type:
    Case studies

    UNICEF UK's approach to progressive pay gap reporting

    Martyn Dicker, Director of People, and Michelle Agyakwa, Head of Talent, talk to Shelagh Prosser about how UNICEF UK has gone beyond statutory compliance to design and deliver a holistic and sustainable approach to measuring and acting on pay gap differentials across a range of characteristics.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Gender pay gap report

    Updated to include the latest pay gap reporting data following the 30 March/4 April 2026 deadlines for 2025 reporting. Organisations can calculate and report their gender pay gap at any point before the 30 March/4 April 2027 deadlines, and can use this as a template narrative report.

  • Date:
    7 April 2026
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Gender pay gap reporting - 2025 results

    As the Government puts a renewed focus on actions to close the gender pay gap, we look at the progress made by organisations over the past year.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    Is there a limit on the compensation that can be awarded in a discrimination claim?

    Increased guideline amounts for injury to feelings compensation apply for claims made on or after 6 April 2026. 

  • Type:
    How to

    How to lead HR planning for the Employment Rights Act 2025

    Important changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025, including the right of trade unions to access workplaces and employer liability for third-party harassment are due to come into force on 30 October 2026. 

  • Date:
    2 April 2026
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Over-mentored but under-sponsored: A hidden barrier to women's progression

    Mentorship and sponsorship are often treated as interchangeable, but they play very different roles in career progression - particularly for women. Vernujaa Nagandiram explains why a system of formal, evenly distributed sponsorship is key to achieving more equitable professional outcomes.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Discrimination law: scope of liability

    This guide highlights the extent of an employer's liability under the Equality Act 2010 for discriminatory acts, as well as the personal liability of employees and agents.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Discrimination law: scope of protection

    This guide outlines the scope of protection under the Equality Act 2010, with a particular focus on how employees are protected against discrimination throughout all stages of employment - from engagement to dismissal, as well as after the employment relationship has ended. The guide also sets out the geographical reach of the anti-discrimination provisions in the Equality Act 2010.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Discrimination law: burden of proof

    This guide explains the burden of proof when discrimination claims brought under the Equality Act 2010 come before an employment tribunal.

  • Date:
    30 March 2026
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Gender pay gap reporting - lessons learned and what comes next

    Michelle Gyimah, pay gap strategist and founder of Equality Pays, joins the podcast to explain what the Employment Rights Act 2025 means for pay gap reporting - and what could be next with ethnicity and disability reporting. Practical, straight-talking, and focused on what HR needs to do now.

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