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 connected purposes.
House of Commons
Ms Stella CreasyLabour (Co-op)
4 May 2021
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The Equal Pay (Information and Claims) Bill aims to give workers a right to see how their pay compares with a colleague, reform how equal pay claims are handled and the time limits for bringing them, and to ensure pay equality where one fix can address the difference. It also updates how equal pay is recorded in employer documents and requires some employers to publish pay gap data by gender and by ethnicity.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons, with its 1st reading having taken place on 20 October 2020.
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20 Oct 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
