Back to Contents
BBC Gender Pay Gap: Top-earning men to accept cuts and women in line for pay rises 31 January 2018
Hundreds of women at the BBC are in line for pay rises after a review of on-air salaries found they were being paid significantly less than men.
In a report from The Telegraph the consultants PwC found "no evidence of gender bias in pay decision-making" but identified a series of "anomalies that need addressing".
The BBC has identified 188 roles requiring "upward pay adjustment" , of which 98 are male and 90 are female. But the women's pay rises will be greater, the corporation said. "This will disproportionately improve pay for women as it is more common to find women in roles at the lower end of the current pay ranges.
Reportedly the BBC said in its written response to the report that these proposals are subject to consultation, and they think they will affect just under 200 people and should reduce the gender pay gap.
In addition, around 230 people - mostly women - have raised pay grievances since the salaries of £150,000+ earners were published in July. Around half of those cases have been addressed and the BBC is currently trying to resolve the others. It is likely that most will see their pay adjusted.
The report found that the overall pay gap for on-air staff is 6.8 per cent but among "lower-profile" presenters and reporters the figure rises to 12.6 per cent.
In response, the Corporation said it will be making "substantial pay cuts for some men, and pay rises for some men and women" .
Read more from The Telegraph .
Back to Contents
CIPP response to consultation on enforcing the gender pay gap regulations 5 February 2018
While the majority of respondents agreed that taking enforcement action will encourage greater compliance with gender pay gap regulations, we would hope that for the first reporting year a light touch and informal approach to enforcement be taken.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has various enforcement powers under the Equality Act; however it is also consulting on its detailed planned approach to non-compliance for 2018-19.
On 17 December 2017 the EHRC published a consultation Closing the gap: enforcing the gender pay gap regulations .
The CIPP were keen to know what members and the wider payroll profession’s thoughts and concerns are with regard to enforcement of the gender pay gap regulations. We asked EHRC for a copy of the consultation questions and duplicated those into an electronic survey. We received 43 responses to the survey, 39 as employers and 4 as a payroll service provider or agent. 67% of respondents work in the private or voluntary sector, 26% in the public sector and the remaining 7% were non-sector specific.
CIPP conclusion and recommendations
Given that this is the first year of reporting and in recognition of the lateness of publication of final regulations in the spring of 2017 and the publication of final employer guidance prior to the first snapshot dates; we would hope that for the first reporting year a light touch and informal approach to enforcement be taken. Certainly we are encouraged by
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Policy News Journal
cipp.org.uk
Page 114 of 516
Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker