Ahead of International Women’s Day 2026, the Government took another step forward in their implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025 by introducing equality action plans for gender pay reporting and menopause support. Launched on 4 March 2026 by Bridget Phllipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities with the aim of supporting women to succeed at work, these action plans require employers to detail steps they are taking to address any pay disparities associated with gender and support they are providing to menopausal women in the workplace.
Compulsory gender pay reporting for employers with 250 or more employees was introduced in April 2017 however to date, there has been no requirement for employers to publish any commentary which sits alongside this. The proposal is that from April 2027, it will become mandatory for employers to publish an action plan alongside their gender pay gap data to document what steps they are taking to address any noted issues, with employers being actively encouraged to produce such a plan on a voluntary basis from this April. These action plans will be published on the gender pay gap portal which is already in place and employers with under 250 employees also being encouraged to participate in the process on a voluntary basis.
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