On 19 March 2025, the UK Government began a consultation exploring required ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for businesses with more than 250 employees, in an effort to reduce pay disparities in the workplace. Employment partner Helen Crossland features in Raconteur discussing what such pay gap reporting could mean for employers should it be introduced. Addressing the challenge of data gathering for such reporting for employers, she said: “Employees are not compelled to disclose their personal details, and many opt to not complete equal-opportunities monitoring forms. As to disabilities, individuals may prefer to not reveal mental or physical health conditions, or may neglect to formally record changes in their personal fitness in the course of their employment.”
The full article is available to read on the Raconteur website