Workforce Information (Ethnicity) Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision for certain employers to be required to publish information about differences in pay between people from prescribed ethnic backgrounds; and connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Lords

Last Updated

29 May 2024

In Plain English

AI-generated

The Workforce Information (Ethnicity) Bill would require certain employers to publish information about pay differences between employees from different ethnic backgrounds. It aims to improve transparency around ethnicity-related pay gaps and support related policy work. The bill is currently in the Lords at its second reading and originated there.

Key Points

Requires prescribed employers to publish pay-gap information by ethnicity.
The data published concerns differences in pay between people from prescribed ethnic backgrounds.
The exact employers and ethnic groups covered will be defined in regulations.
Originating in the Lords and currently at the second reading stage.
The bill references additional connected purposes beyond publishing pay data.

Progress

The bill is at the second reading stage in the Lords and has a Select Committee report; it still has multiple parliamentary stages to go before becoming law.

Who is affected?

Employees of employers covered by the billPeople from the prescribed ethnic backgrounds (as defined in regulations)

Generated 21 February 2026

Updates & Documents

News (1)

Workforce Information (Ethnicity) Bill

23 Nov 2023

The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.

Documents (2)

Third Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Select Committee reportLords

15 Dec 2023

HL Bill 14 (as introduced)

BillLords

23 Nov 2023

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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