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UK Government consults on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting

Mind the gap painted on the platform in a London Underground station.
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The initiative builds upon the existing gender pay gap reporting regulations with proposals to mirror the reporting deadlines and dates.

The UK government has initiated a public consultation, running from March 18 to June 10, 2025, to gather feedback on its proposed Equality (Race & Disability) Bill. This legislation, announced in the King’s Speech in July 2024, aims to mandate ethnicity and disability gap reporting for employers with 250

The initiative builds upon the existing

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