Gender pay gap reporting non-compliance 4 June 2018
On 9 April 2018, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) started enforcement action against the 1,456 employers who were believed to be in breach of the rules. As of 14 May 2018, fewer than 400 employers remain on the list. The deadlines for employers to report their gender pay gap information were 30 March 2018 (for public sector employers) and 4 April 2018 (for private and voluntary sector employers). Nearly 10,000 employers reported ahead of the deadline.
EHRC’s on-going enforcement and engagement with businesses has raised compliance rates so only a small number of organisations have yet to report.
The Commission has also started early enforcement against employers who have provided what appears to be statistically implausible data. The names of any employers facing investigation will be released in due course.
For further information about EHRC’s enforcement strategy and relevant timelines, see their gender pay gap enforcement policy.
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Strictly gender pay gap 12 July 2018
Gender pay gaps continue to waltz their way through the headlines with Strictly Come Dancing’s panellist Craig Revel Horwood saying head judge Shirley Ballas should be paid lower than her predecessor Len Goodman, due to a lack of TV experience.
Craig Revel Horwood has reignited the show's gender pay debate, after it was previously revealed that head judge Shirley Ballas was paid less than her predecessor, Len Goodman.
According to a report from BBC News Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood says Shirley Ballas, should be paid "something lower" due to a lack of TV experience.
Ballas took on the role last year and her salary has not been revealed. Her agent told the BBC she would be making no comment.
Goodman - who has now left the show - and fellow judge Bruno Tonioli were both in the £200,000-£250,000 bracket when the pay of BBC stars' earning more than £150,000 a year was revealed last year. The show's other judges, Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell, were paid between £150,000 and £200,000.
Discussing the equal pay debate, Horwood said:
"I think women should be paid the same as men. That's for sure. But what would you say to a woman coming in after you've been in the job for 15 years when they've done absolutely nothing to earn it? I don't think that's right."
Addressing Ballas' case directly, he said:
"You'd expect she would start on something lower because she's never been on TV before, the show's been going for 14 years. Len Goodman earned a major reputation and put the show on the map like we all did. We all created it from the beginning. And I don't think it's comparable. Sorry. It just isn't." Speaking on Tuesday morning's Lorraine, former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips backed Horwood's comments, expressing support for equal pay "but also for experience" . The 75-year-old dance choreographer called on Strictly to implement the same policy as West End shows, where pay is increased "every year for the experience you've had" .
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