A Bill to make provision for a right for employees to obtain information relating to the pay of a comparator; to reform remedies and time limits relating to equal pay; to provide a right to equal pay where a single source can rectify unequal pay; to amend the statutory statement of particulars to include equal pay; to provide for requirements on certain employers to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees and between employees of different ethnic origins; and for related purposes
House of Lords
5 May 2021
The bill aims to strengthen equal pay rights by letting employees access pay information about a comparable colleague, and by reforming how equal pay claims are handled, including deadlines. It also introduces a right to equal pay where a single remedy could fix the inequality, updates the statutory statement of particulars to include equal pay, and requires certain employers to publish pay gap data by gender and by ethnicity.
The bill is currently at the Lords' second reading. If it progresses, it would move on to committee stage in the Lords, followed by further readings before moving to the House of Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 28 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
