#Paymetoo places pressure on firms to close gender pay gaps

As the gender pay gap deadline looms, a group of female MPs are launching an online campaign called ‘#PayMeToo’, encouraging women to hold their employers to account.

Labour MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy, is leading the campaign, which aims to give working women advice on tackling their workplace’s gender pay gap (GPG) – The Guardian reports.

By midnight on 4^th April, private companies with over 250 employees must report on the difference in hourly rate paid to men and women.

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The #PayMeToo social media campaign hopes to up the pressure on employers to respond to the gap, whilst offering advice to women who have the right to address pay issues at work, including working with trade unions and women’s networks.