Gender pay gap | Parity between men & women HASN'T improved during pandemic, figures show

With the October 5 deadline for gender pay gap reporting now passed, new data has found that the average gap of all firms that submitted data is 10.4% – a percentage that has not changed since 2019-20 data was released.

The new data, which revealed the difference in pay between the middle-ranking woman and the middle-ranking man, was harvested from a total of 9,628 companies. This represents a significant increase from 2019, when just 6,945 companies submitted results before the deadline.

However, CIPD research has suggested that, whilst the numbers may be up on 2019, the average volume of companies reporting results has decreased by over 11% from an average of 10,827 previously.

Pay gap reporting was controversially suspended by the Government in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, the CIPD implored employers to continue to submit results to help organisations understand any gaps and take action to address any inequalities in their workforce.